- Producer and director
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Barry Shils' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous4
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 Barry Shils' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Barry Shils' 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
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Wigstock: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Motorama(1991)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Vampire's Kiss(1988)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
A Return to Salem's Lot(1987)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Stuff(1985)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Special Effects(1984)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Perfect Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Jones' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Doris Wishman: Better Than Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 1977 to 2015.
Biggest box office
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
Highest rated
Motorama (1991)
Most popular right now
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
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 Barry Shils' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 36/100 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.
Is Barry Shils' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Barry Shils work with?
People who share at least 2 of Barry Shils' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Cohen shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Larry CohenShared titles: A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987), The Stuff (1985), Special Effects (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Larry Cohen
Writers
- Joseph MinionShared titles: Motorama (1991), Vampire's Kiss (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Minion
Actors
- James DixonShared titles: A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987), The Stuff (1985)See all 3 shared titles with James Dixon
- Michael MoriartyShared titles: A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987), The Stuff (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Moriarty
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Armond LebowitzShared titles: A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), The Stuff (1985), Special Effects (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Armond Lebowitz
- Daniel PearlShared titles: A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Pearl
- Michael MinardShared titles: A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), Special Effects (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Minard
- Paul GlickmanShared titles: The Stuff (1985), Special Effects (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Glickman
Producers
- Paul KurtaShared titles: A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987), The Stuff (1985), Special Effects (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Kurta
- Barbara ZitwerShared titles: Vampire's Kiss (1988), It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Zitwer