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William Mesa

Director and producer

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 47% in 30 days

What are William Mesa's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
63%
Survival
21%
Morality
17%
Power2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Dread
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 William Mesa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Mesa'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

46 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Alpha(2018)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Geostorm(2017)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Medieval Times: The Making of 'Army of Darkness'(2015)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Barely Lethal(2015)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Against the Sun(2014)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Age: Redemption(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • All About Steve(2009)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Defiance(2008)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still(2008)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blood Diamond(2006)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(2006)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Elizabethtown(2005)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Man of the House(2005)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • White Chicks(2004)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Samurai(2003)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Holes(2003)

    Second Unit Director · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Death to Smoochy(2002)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Collateral Damage(2002)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Deep Blue Sea(1999)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Quicksilver Highway(1997)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • DNA(1996)

    Director · Co-Producer · Visual Effects Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Galaxis(1995)

    Director · Co-Producer · Visual Effects Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Demolitionist(1995)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Darkening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Cinematographer · Visual Effects Director

  • The Chase(1994)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Monolith(1993)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Fugitive(1993)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Army of Darkness(1992)

    Visual Effects Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Billy Bathgate(1991)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Intruder(1991)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Darkman(1990)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Special Effects Supervisor

  • Driving Miss Daisy(1989)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • UHF(1989)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Karate Kid Part III(1989)

    Visual Effects Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · Visual Effects Supervisor

  • Distant Thunder(1988)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rambo III(1988)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Babysitting(1987)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Murder by the Book(1987)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Night They Saved Christmas(1984)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Oh, God! You Devil(1984)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Two of a Kind(1983)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • It's All Right, My Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1983 to 2018.

Highest rated

Dragon Age: Redemption (2011)

Midcredits 14th

Most popular right now

DNA (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 45: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 45: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 45: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew44 of 45: 42 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

45 titles, 3 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s12 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s7 · 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.

Who does William Mesa work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Mesa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Davis shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers