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Cheryl McKay

Cheryl McKay

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Cheryl McKay's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
31%
Society
20%
Survival
9%
Ideas
6%
Purpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · 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 5 · Engaged 1 · 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

Hopeful
7
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Tense
1
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Cheryl McKay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cheryl McKay'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

8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Best Thing About Christmas(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • These Stones(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Indivisible(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Extraordinary(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Where Love Found Me(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Life(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Gift(2006)

    Screenplay · as Passenger on Bus (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Taylor's Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2001 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Indivisible (2018)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Ultimate Gift (2006)

Midcredits 82nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 6: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting6 of 6: 4 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 6: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 6: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s3 · 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 Cheryl McKay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 7 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Extraordinary (2017)

99th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

The Ultimate Gift (2006)

Midcredits 82nd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Cheryl McKay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cheryl McKay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Stovall shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles