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Austin Shaw

Austin Shaw

Producer, also director

Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Austin Shaw's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Musical7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Musical movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
36%
Bonds
21%
Society
16%
Morality
12%
Ideas
8%
Power
4%
Survival
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Hopeful
5
Melancholic
4
Tense
4
Romantic
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Austin Shaw's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Austin Shaw'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

31 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Next to Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer

  • Message in a Bottle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Titanic: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer · Stage Director

  • John & Jen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Anything Goes(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Walden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kinky Boots: The Musical(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • 42nd Street: The Musical(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ruthless! The Musical(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Hetty Feather: Live on Stage(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • MGC Presents Red(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • An American in Paris: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • The Toxic Avenger: The Musical(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Wind in the Willow: The New Musical(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kids in Love(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • From Here to Eternity: The Musical(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Great Expectations(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Private Peaceful(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Chess in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Behind The Mask: The Phantom Of The Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • The Phantom of the Opera(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • By Jeeves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Jesus Christ Superstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Making of Jesus Christ Superstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cats(1998)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Andrea Bocelli - A Night in Tuscany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Kinky Boots: The Musical (2019)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Kinky Boots: The Musical (2019)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 27: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing25 of 27: 23 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew2 of 27: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s7 · 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 Austin Shaw's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular (2020)

81st percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Kinky Boots: The Musical (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 6 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 Austin Shaw work with?

People who share at least 2 of Austin Shaw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bonnie Comley shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers