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Megan Griffiths

Megan Griffiths

Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer and editor · Born April 22, 1975 (51) · Athens, Ohio, USA

Megan Griffiths (born April 22, 1975) is an American filmmaker.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1975 (51)
From
Athens, Ohio, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer and editor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 35 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 70% in 30 days

What are Megan Griffiths' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Self
38%
Survival
22%
Bonds
17%
Power
7%
Morality
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Coming of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Tense
7
Dread
4
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 Megan Griffiths' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Megan Griffiths' 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

35 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • View From the Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Year of the Fox(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • I'll Show You Mine(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • PANIC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Looking for Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Prodigal Son(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Society(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Dare Me(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Sadie(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Room 104(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

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

    Producer

  • We Don't Belong Here(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Graves(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Stalker(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Animal Kingdom(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Minimum Wage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • The One I Love(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lucky Them(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sun Don't Shine(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Eden(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Catechism Cataclysm(2011)

    Casting · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Your Sister's Sister(2011)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Late Autumn(2010)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Off Hours(2011)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Whole Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    First Assistant Director

  • Humpday(2009)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Eros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Co-Producer · Scenario Writer

  • Moving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Guatemalan Handshake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • We Go Way Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    First Assistant Director

  • Urban Scarecrow(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • First Aid for Choking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 2003 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Your Sister's Sister (2011)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Your Sister's Sister (2011)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Dare Me (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing21 of 33: 14 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting6 of 33: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing7 of 33: 5 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 33: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing1 of 33: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew6 of 33: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

33 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s7 · 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 Megan Griffiths' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Urban Scarecrow (2006)

94th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Animal Kingdom (2016)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 8 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 Megan Griffiths' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Megan Griffiths work with?

People who share at least 2 of Megan Griffiths' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lacey Leavitt shares the most, 7.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers