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Kelly Makin

Kelly Makin

Director

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kelly Makin is a Canadian television and movie director. He directed some episodes of The Kids in the Hall comedy television series and also directed several episodes of Queer as Folk including that series' last episode. More recently, Makin has directed episodes of Flashpoint, Less Than Kind and Death Comes to Town. His film work includes Tiger Claws, National Lampoon's Senior Trip, Brain Candy and Mickey Blue Eyes. Makin was bestowed a rare honour in 2009 by winning Gemini Awards for direction in two different categories (comedy series and dramatic series). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Makin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 37% in 30 days

What are Kelly Makin's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Society
21%
Self
19%
Morality
15%
Power
10%
Survival
3%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Tense
3
Joyful
3
Romantic
2
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Cyclical2

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 Kelly Makin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kelly Makin'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

35 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Kids in the Hall(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Carter(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Detail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Burden of Truth(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Mary Kills People(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Incorporated(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Frontier(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Shadowhunters(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Remedy(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Played (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Hope(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Being Erica(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Less Than Kind(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Flashpoint(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Altar Boy Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Playing House(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful People(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Kevin Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • I Do (But I Don't)(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Queer as Folk(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Mickey Blue Eyes(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • National Lampoon's Senior Trip(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Tiger Claws(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Kids in the Hall(1988)

    Show 30 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1989 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)

$54M worldwide

Highest rated

The Kids in the Hall (1988)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 35: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting32 of 35: 32 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing2 of 35: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s11 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s1 · 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 Kelly Makin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Playing House (2006)

63rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 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 Kelly Makin's 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 40 · 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 Kelly Makin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kelly Makin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin McDonald shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles