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Jacob Chase

Jacob Chase

Director, editor and writer · Born July 1, 1986 (40) · Panaroma City, California, USA

Jacob Samuel Chase (born July 1, 1986) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing the films The Four-Faced Liar (2010), Come Play (2020) and Insidious: Out of the Further (2026).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1986 (40)
From
Panaroma City, California, USA
Works as
Director, editor and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 29% in 30 days

What are Jacob Chase's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
48%
Bonds
30%
Survival
17%
Ideas
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
2
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Tense
2
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jacob Chase's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Jacob Chase'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

34 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Sleepover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • Insidious: Out of the Further(2026)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Blur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Girl in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Come Play(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Copycat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • They Hear It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Larry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Helicopter Mom(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stranger in the House(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • How to Make It to the Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Mediation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Oil Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • The Secret Lives of Dorks(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Best Friends Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Stars in Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

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

    Production Manager

  • The Unauthorized Documentary, Hangover Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • After-School Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Editor

  • Patient Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Editor

  • The Four-Faced Liar(2010)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • I Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • The Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Freak Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Albert

  • Moondance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Pitcher

  • Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary

  • Brave New World(1998)

    as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Babylon 5: In the Beginning(1998)

    as Luc Deradi

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Conan the Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dee-ahn

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Huff

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Boy Meets World(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominick

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Untitled Jacob Chase Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles, 32 of them dated from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Come Play (2020)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Helicopter Mom (2014)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Come Play (2020)

Film career

  • 1998Screen debut· Babylon 5: In the Beginning

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 34: 8 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting15 of 34: 1 only directing, 14 with another roleWriting10 of 34: 0 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing8 of 34: 1 only producing, 7 with another roleEditing14 of 34: 9 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 34: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

34 titles, 14 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew2010s16 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jacob Chase's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

Helicopter Mom (2014)

87th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jacob Chase work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacob Chase's MovieCove titles; Salomé Breziner shares the most, 2.