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Calvin Skaggs

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Calvin Skaggs' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
24%
Morality
21%
Society
19%
Bonds
18%
Power
10%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
4
Dread
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Calvin Skaggs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Calvin Skaggs' 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

21 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Road to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer

  • The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • To Tell the Truth: A History of Documentary Film (1928-1946) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Advise & Dissent(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • Ghosts of Attica(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Lincoln and the War Within(1992)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sunset Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The Fig Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • On Valentine's Day(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Go Tell It on the Mountain(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Barn Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • The Jilting of Granny Weatherall(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rappaccini's Daughter(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Sky Is Gray(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Soldier's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Associate Producer

  • The Displaced Person(1977)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bernice Bobs Her Hair(1976)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Democracy on Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1976 to 2016.

Highest rated

Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 18: 4 only directing, 5 with another roleProducing14 of 18: 9 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

18 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s3 · 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 Calvin Skaggs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Advise & Dissent (2012)

88th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith (2015)

Midcredits 94th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 8 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 Calvin Skaggs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Calvin Skaggs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Geller shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers