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Shawn Seet

Shawn Seet

Director, also editor

Shawn Seet is an Australian director and editor. He moved to Australia at the age of 12.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, also editor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 37 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Shawn Seet's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
26%
Self
24%
Morality
17%
Society
17%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Survival
2%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Romantic
3
Melancholic
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

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 Shawn Seet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shawn Seet'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

37 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Five Blind Dates(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Sydney(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Barons(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • RFDS(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Amazing Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Hungry Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Reef Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Storm Boy(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Deep Water(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Code(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Mystery of a Hansom Cab(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tricky Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • SLiDE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • My Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Rescue Special Ops(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Two Fists, One Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • The Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Canal Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Underbelly(2008)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Rain Shadow(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • headLand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Loot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Fireflies(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Do or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Better Than Sex(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ihaka: Blunt Instrument(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • All Saints(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Dead to the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Assistant Editor

  • Flirting(1991)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1991 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Storm Boy (2019)

$4M worldwide

Highest rated

Storm Boy (2019)

Midcredits 78th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing32 of 36: 30 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thEditing2 of 36: 2 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 36: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s6 · 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 Shawn Seet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Barons (2022)

76th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

RFDS (2021)

Midcredits 92nd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 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 Shawn Seet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shawn Seet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Young shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers