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Colin Strause

Colin Strause

Producer and director · Born November 8, 1976 (49) · Waukegan, Illinois, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Brothers Greg and Colin Strause (self-titled as Brothers Strause) are a directing duo, most famous for directing Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Skyline, and special effects artists who make movies and grew up in Waukegan, Illinois. They are the founders of Hydraulx, a special effects company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brothers Strause , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1976 (49)
From
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Colin Strause's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
31%
Self
28%
Bonds
21%
Society
12%
Morality
8%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 7

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
6
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Cold
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Colin Strause's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Colin Strause'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, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Caught Stealing(2025)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • I Know What You Did Last Summer(2025)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Skylines(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rampage(2018)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth Harvest(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Skyline(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Geostorm(2017)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Death Note(2017)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Baywatch(2017)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring 2(2016)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hardcore Henry(2015)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • San Andreas(2015)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    CG Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(2012)

    Visual Effects Supervisor · as Shield Agent #4 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Bay(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1(2011)

    CG Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Battle Los Angeles(2011)

    Visual Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Take Shelter(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Skyline(2010)

    Director · Producer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Badass Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    3D Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Eli(2010)

    Visual Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Avatar(2009)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 2012(2009)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

    Visual Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem(2007)

    Director · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2007)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 300(2006)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Venom(2005)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D(2005)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Constantine(2005)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Day After Tomorrow(2004)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines(2003)

    3D Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Glass House(2001)

    3D Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • American Outlaws(2001)

    3D Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(1999)

    Compositing Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1999 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

$130M worldwide

Highest rated

Take Shelter (2011)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 34: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 34: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 34: 3 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew30 of 34: 27 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

34 titles, 3 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s16 · 1 acting · 16 crew2020s3 · 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 Colin Strause's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · director, producer

Skyline (2010)

54th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Avengers (2012)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 7 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 Colin Strause's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles47–91 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles12–47 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles44–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles20–50 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles57–86 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most 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 Colin Strause work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colin Strause's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Strause shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles