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Jeremiah S. Chechik

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Director · Born January 1, 1955 (71) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jeremiah S. Chechik is the director of such films as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Benny & Joon, Diabolique and The Avengers. Chechik was nominated for Worst Director at the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards for The Avengers but lost to Gus Van Sant for his remake of Psycho. In 2007, Chechik directed all eight episodes of The Bronx is Burning. He and producer Michael Birnbaum purchased the screen rights to House of Night from authors P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast on November 17, 2008.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1955 (71)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Director
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 33 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Jeremiah S. Chechik's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
32%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Power
4%
Morality
2%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
3
Romantic
3
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jeremiah S. Chechik's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeremiah S. Chechik'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

33 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Reginald the Vampire(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Gifted(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Shadowhunters(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • South of Hell(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Helix(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Reign(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Right Kind of Wrong(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Rogue(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Hart of Dixie(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Against the Wall(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Grandma! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Thanks

  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Guys(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Mental(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Middleman(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Bronx Is Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Tilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Meltdown(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Diabolique(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tall Tale(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Queen of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Benny & Joon(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Head Office(1985)

    as Hysterical Man

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1985 to 2022.

Biggest box office

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 33: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting30 of 33: 29 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing2 of 33: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 33: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s6 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s1 · 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.

How do Jeremiah S. Chechik's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

South of Hell (2015)

74th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Chuck (2007)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 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.

Is Jeremiah S. Chechik's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles22–60 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jeremiah S. Chechik work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeremiah S. Chechik's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Catherine O'Hara shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers