Skip to content
MovieCove
Jamie Meltzer

Jamie Meltzer

Director, producer, writer and editor

Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 14 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 24% in 30 days

What are Jamie Meltzer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
32%
Society
18%
Morality
13%
Self
12%
Power
9%
Bonds
8%
Survival
8%
Hope2 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 5 · Stylized 1 · 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 6 · Some laughs 0 · 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 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Jamie Meltzer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jamie Meltzer'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

14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • How to Have an American Baby(2023)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • We Are As Gods(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • not even for a moment do things stand still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Huntsville Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • ATTLA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Midnight Family(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • True Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Bill Nye: Science Guy(2017)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Top Spin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Consulting Producer

  • The Immortalists(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Informant(2012)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • La Caminata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Welcome to Nollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2003 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)

$75K worldwide

Highest rated

Midnight Family (2019)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 12: 5 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 12: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 12: 5 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 12: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jamie Meltzer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)

89th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Midnight Family (2019)

Midcredits 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Jamie Meltzer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamie Meltzer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Alvarado shares the most, 3.

Directors

Editors

Producers