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Kat Candler

Kat Candler

Director, writer and producer · Born November 11, 1974 (51) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Sundance award nominee

Kat Candler was born on November 11, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is a writer, known for Hellion (2014),Cicadas (2000) and Black Metal (2013).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 11, 1974 (51)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Kat Candler's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
31%
Morality
20%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
1
Romantic
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kat Candler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kat Candler's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Little House on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Murdaugh: Death in the Family(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Echoes(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Republic of Sarah(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Home Before Dark(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Truth Be Told(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty John(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • 1985(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sorry for Your Loss(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • 13 Reasons Why(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Queen Sugar(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Uncle Kent 2(2015)

    as Mexican Jumping Beans (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bad Moms(2016)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Rusted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • 12 Monkeys(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Hellion(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Love Me(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Black Metal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Hellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer

  • The Retelling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Claire

  • Love Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Jumping Off Bridges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Splitfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hellion (2014)

$56K worldwide

Highest rated

Hellion (2014)

Midcredits 44th

Most popular right now

Echoes (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 23: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting18 of 23: 11 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdWriting7 of 23: 1 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing3 of 23: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 23: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

23 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s15 · 2 acting · 13 crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2014.

  1. 2014
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
  2. 2013
    • Sundance award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Kat Candler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kat Candler's MovieCove titles; Brett Pawlak shares the most, 2.