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Nick Lyon

Nick Lyon

Director, producer and writer, also editor and cinematographer · Born April 25, 1970 (56) · Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Nick Lyon is a Los Angeles-based director and writer. A native of Portland, Oregon, he spent 9 years in Germany where he attended the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. In Germany, Nick went on to direct Academy Award winner Maximillian Schell, in "I Love You, Baby", a thriller produced by Warner Bros.. Nick has since directed numerous international films and award winning independent films. Nick is the winner of the DGA Directors Award at Moondance, for his independent film Punk Love. His credits include Grendel and Annihilation Earth for NBC/Universal, Species: the Awakening for MGM and "North Sea" for RTL Germany. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Lyon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 25, 1970 (56)
From
Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor and cinematographer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 44 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Nick Lyon's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family 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
Survival
37%
Bonds
25%
Morality
15%
Self
10%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Survival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 24 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 12

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 22 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Dread
12
Thrilling
11
Warm
4
Romantic
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Nick Lyon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nick Lyon'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

44 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Do You Want to Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Cruel Love(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Never Alone for Christmas: Memphis(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • President Down(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Till Death Do Us Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Continental Split (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • On Fire(2023)

    Director · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Aisle Be Home for Christmas(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Titanic 666(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • English Estate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • The Surprise Visit(2022)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Rebels of PT-218(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Pool Boy Nightmare(2020)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Vienna(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Boy, the Dog and the Clown(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rent-an-Elf(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 6-Headed Shark Attack(2018)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tomb Invader(2018)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dynasties(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 2020(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Operation Dunkirk(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Isle of the Dead(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Other Wife(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Earthtastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Stormageddon(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • They Found Hell(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Z Nation(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Hercules Reborn(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bermuda Tentacles(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Bullet(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Foreclosed(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • North America(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Rise of the Zombies(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Apocalypse(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Bermuda Triangle North Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Annihilation Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Upstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Species: The Awakening(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Grendel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Punk Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • I Love You, Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Hellchild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Phal-O-Krat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

On Fire (2023)

$245K worldwide

Highest rated

Dynasties (2018)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 40: 30 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score19thWriting5 of 40: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing8 of 40: 4 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thEditing1 of 40: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

40 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s11 · 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 Nick Lyon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic7
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director

Operation Dunkirk (2017)

97th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dynasties (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 35/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 25 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 Nick Lyon's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Nick Lyon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nick Lyon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Ridenhour shares the most, 19.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • David Michael Latt17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with David Michael Latt
  • Paul Bales17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Paul Bales
  • David Rimawi16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with David Rimawi
  • David Courtice5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with David Courtice

Mixed roles