Daniel Kraus (born June 7, 1975) is a New York Times bestselling American author known for his collaborations with George A. Romero and Guillermo del Toro. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Kraus (author), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 7, 1975 (51)
- Midland, Michigan, USA
- Writer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Daniel Kraus' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Daniel Kraus' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Kraus' 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
12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Whalefall(2026)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Creepshow(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Shape of Water(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all showsProfessor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Musician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Jefftowne 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Jefftowne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Angel Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Yellowjacket Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 9 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.
How do Daniel Kraus' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 3 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 Daniel Kraus' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Daniel Kraus work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daniel Kraus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guillermo del Toro shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Guillermo del ToroShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), The Shape of Water (2017), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Guillermo del Toro
- Andrew L. SchmidtShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew L. Schmidt
- Johane MatteShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Johane Matte
Writers
- Dan HagemanShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Hageman
- Kevin HagemanShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Hageman
- Marc GuggenheimShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Guggenheim
Actors
- Charlie SaxtonShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Charlie Saxton
- Kelsey GrammerShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Kelsey Grammer
- Lexi MedranoShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Lexi Medrano
Producers
- Chad HammesShared titles: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Chad Hammes