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Paul Ziller

Paul Ziller

Director and writer, also editor and producer

Works as
Director and writer, also editor and producer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Paul Ziller's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
Bonds
34%
Survival
27%
Self
17%
Morality
11%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Power
1%
Survival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 27 · Serious 10 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 35 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 18 · Charged 18 · Intense 4

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

Steady 28 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 1

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 19 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 33 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Warm
16
Hopeful
18
Romantic
13
Thrilling
13
Other
28

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy32
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Paul Ziller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Ziller'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

66 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

  • Private Princess Christmas(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Curious Caterer: Grilling Season(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Inventing the Christmas Prince(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Maple Valley Christmas(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • We Wish You a Married Christmas(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Dickens of a Holiday!(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Roadhouse Romance(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Wedding(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Good Morning Christmas!(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Just My Type(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Love in Store(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Picture a Perfect Christmas(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jingle Around the Clock(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Love on the Slopes(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Four Christmases and a Wedding(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Irresistible Blueberry Farm(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ungodly Acts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Diagnose Me(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Outrageous Births: Tales from the Crib(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghost Storm(2011)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Philadelphia Experiment(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Seeds of Destruction(2011)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Collision Earth(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Iron Golem(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Ice Quake(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Stonehenge Apocalypse(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Polar Storm(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Ba'al(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sea Beast(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Loch Ness(2008)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Painkiller Jane(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Android Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Solar Attack(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Swarmed(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Untold Stories of the ER(2004)

    Show 76 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Snakehead Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Firefight(2003)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Avalanche Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Bear with Me(2000)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Moving Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Welcome to Paradox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ms. Bear(1997)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Silent Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Panic in the Skies(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Shootfighter II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Virtual Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Probable Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Story

  • Back in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Beyond Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Bloodfist IV: Die Trying(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Surveillance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Pledge Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Editor

  • Back Stab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie(1989)

    Associate Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Video Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Coffee and Cigarettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Sound

  • Combat Shock(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles from 1987 to 2024.

Highest rated

A Dickens of a Holiday! (2021)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing55 of 62: 37 only directing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting18 of 62: 2 only writing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thProducing2 of 62: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 62: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing5 of 62: 2 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 62: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

62 titles, 18 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 16 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s13 · 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 Paul Ziller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 41; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 47 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · director

Outrageous Births: Tales from the Crib (2015)

99th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Stargate: Atlantis (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 36 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 Paul Ziller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Ziller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lisa M. Hansen shares the most, 12.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles