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Dallas Jenkins

Dallas Jenkins

Director, producer, writer and actor · Born July 25, 1975 (51) · St. Charles, Illinois, USA

Dallas Lawrence Jenkins (born July 25, 1975) produced the $2 million independent Hometown Legend at the age of 25, ultimately guiding it to Warner Bros. for distribution. Jenkins made his directing debut with the short film Cliché, which FilmThreat called "Fast and funny...ingenious," and his next short film, Midnight Clear, starring Stephen Baldwin, won a Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival and was the opening night selection of the San Diego Film Festival. In 2006, he served as co-executive producer of Though None Go with Me, based on his father's book that aired on The Hallmark Channel. His feature directing debut, also called Midnight Clear, was based on his short film and was featured in over a dozen film festivals, including winning the Cinequest Film Festival award for "Best First Feature" and the "Audience Choice" award at the Kansas Int'l Film Festival. In 2010, Jenkins directed his second feature, entitled What If..., starring Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson, John Ratzenberger, and Debby Ryan. Jenkins is currently Director of Media at Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago. In 2017, working through his production company, Vertical Church Films, Jenkins released The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, which didn't perform to the studio's expectations. While working to determine his next project, Jenkins began binge-watching different television shows and realized there had never been a multi-season show about Jesus that could be watched in the same way. The Chosen, which debuted in 2017, is the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Primarily set in 1st century Judaea and Galilee, the series depicts Jesus's life through the eyes of those who interacted with him, including His apostles and disciples, Jewish religious leaders, Roman government and military officials, and ordinary citizens. It has received critical acclaim, with recent seasons premiering theatrically. In 2024, in association with Kingdom Story Productions, Jenkins directed a feature adaptation of Barbara Robinson's children's book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, and Lauren Graham. It was critically and commercially successful, grossing over $40 million.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 25, 1975 (51)
From
St. Charles, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and actor
Titles
13 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Dallas Jenkins' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
38%
Bonds
18%
Ideas
16%
Morality
12%
Self
11%
Survival
6%
Faith5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 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 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
8
Warm
6
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4

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 Dallas Jenkins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dallas Jenkins' 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, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Chosen: Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Chosen: Crucifixion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Chosen Adventures(2025)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer · Original Series Creator

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Chosen: Last Supper Part 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Creator

  • The Chosen: Last Supper Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Creator

  • The Chosen: Last Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Chosen: Last Supper Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Creator

  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen: Season 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Jonathan & Jesus(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night(2023)

    Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Shift(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen: Season 3 Finale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • The Chosen: Season 3 - Episodes 1 & 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Halloween Ends(2022)

    Grip

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Unfiltered: Gen Z Reacts to The Chosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Last Seen Alive(2022)

    Grip

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Takeaways with Kirk Cameron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Journey to the Sermon on the Mount (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Grip

  • The Chosen(2017)

    Show 40 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Resurrection of Gavin Stone(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Two Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer

  • What If...(2010)

    Director · Producer · as Gas Station Attendant

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Though None Go with Me(2006)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Clear(2006)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Clear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Cliché (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer · as Annoying Cop

  • Hometown Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer · as Jack Schuler

  • Joseph of Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Chosen: Season 6 Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 31 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (2023)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 35: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting22 of 35: 5 only directing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting11 of 35: 0 only writing, 11 with another roleProducing19 of 35: 6 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew12 of 35: 3 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

35 titles, 20 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 2 acting · 5 crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s19 · 1 acting · 18 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 Dallas Jenkins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night (2023)

87th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

The Chosen (2017)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 41/100 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.

Who does Dallas Jenkins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dallas Jenkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryan Swanson shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers