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Scott Ziehl

Director, producer and writer, also editor

Scott Ziehl is an American film director. He has directed numerous films from 1998 to now.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Scott Ziehl's films like?

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

Genres

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
Morality
31%
Self
29%
Power
15%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Bonds
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Absurd
3
Melancholic
1
Other
2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Scott Ziehl's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Ziehl'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

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shadow Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Exit Speed(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Demon Hunter(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Cruel Intentions 3(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Three Way(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Earth vs. the Spider(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Proximity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Broken Vessels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Red Line(1995)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Squanderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer · Writer

  • Boiler Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer · as Boiler Room Salesman

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1992 to 2012.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 12: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting9 of 12: 9 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score9thWriting2 of 12: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 12: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s7 · crew2010s1 · 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 Scott Ziehl's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th6

Reviewers score the atmosphere 42/100 and the pacing 39/100 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 Scott Ziehl's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Scott Ziehl work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Ziehl's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas L. Callaway shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors