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Aaron Seltzer

Aaron Seltzer

Writer, director and producer · Born January 12, 1974 (52) · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jason Friedberg (born October 13, 1971 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) and Aaron Seltzer (born January 12, 1974 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) are a film director and screenwriter team known for making parody films. They were part of the writing team for Scary Movie and Spy Hard and have written and directed films such as Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, Disaster Movie and Vampires Suck. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 12, 1974 (52)
From
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Aaron Seltzer's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
28%
Self
25%
Survival
19%
Morality
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 9

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 12

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
12
Manic
8
Joyful
3
Thrilling
3
Tense
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Aaron Seltzer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Seltzer'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

15 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Scary Movie(2026)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Superfast!(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Best Night Ever(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Starving Games(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 5(2013)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Vampires Suck(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Disaster Movie(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Meet the Spartans(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Epic Movie(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 4(2006)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Date Movie(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 3(2003)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 2(2001)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Spy Hard(1996)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Scary Movie (2000)

$278M worldwide

Highest rated

Scary Movie (2000)

Midcredits 58th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 15: 0 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score2ndWriting15 of 15: 7 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score10thProducing6 of 15: 0 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score4th

15 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s5 · 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 Aaron Seltzer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 5th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Best Night Ever (2013)

87th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Scary Movie (2000)

Midcredits 58th · 51% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 24/100 and the plot and story 18/100 in their films, across 12 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.

Is Aaron Seltzer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles39–78 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles42–76 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles44–88 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles25–78 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles24–59 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Aaron Seltzer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Seltzer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Friedberg shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers