From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Scott Kosar is a screenwriter whose films include The Machinist, the 2003 remake of the classic horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Kosar , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer and producer, also actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Scott Kosar's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- 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 Scott Kosar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Scott Kosar'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
10 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Chapelwaite(2021)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Monsterland(2020)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Black Ghiandola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Bates Motel(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Crazies(2010)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Amityville Horror(2005)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Machinist(2004)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Blood and Concrete(1991)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1991 to 2021.
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 Scott Kosar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Scott Kosar's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Scott Kosar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Scott Kosar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Jablonsky shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Andrew BryniarskiShared titles: Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Bryniarski
- Eric BalfourShared titles: Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Balfour
- Erica LeerhsenShared titles: Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Erica Leerhsen
- Jessica BielShared titles: Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Biel
Composers
- Steve JablonskyShared titles: The Amityville Horror (2005), Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Jablonsky
Producers
- Michael BayShared titles: The Amityville Horror (2005), Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Bay
- Andrew FormShared titles: The Amityville Horror (2005), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Form
- Brad FullerShared titles: The Amityville Horror (2005), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Fuller
- Matthew CohanShared titles: The Amityville Horror (2005), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Cohan
Mixed roles
- Marcus NispelShared titles: Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Marcus Nispel
