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Silas Howard

Silas Howard

Director, producer and actor · Born May 29, 1967 (59) · Rutland, Vermont, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Silas Howard is an American director and writer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 29, 1967 (59)
From
Rutland, Vermont, USA
Works as
Director, producer and actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Silas Howard's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
38%
Bonds
26%
Society
17%
Survival
13%
Ideas
7%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · 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 0 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
4
Contemplative
4
Tense
3
Warm
4
Hopeful
4
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Silas Howard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Silas Howard'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

35 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Boots(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • One for the Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Mutt(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Darby and the Dead(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Framing Agnes(2022)

    as Denny

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • A League of Their Own(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Madelynn Von Ritz Is Almost Famous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Pink & Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Everything's Gonna Be Okay(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Dickinson(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Tales of the City(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Framing Agnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Denny

  • Pose(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Kid Like Jake(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Step Up: High Water(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • More Than T (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • High Maintenance(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Affair(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Transparent(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Faking It(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Golden Age of Hustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Sticks & Stones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Story

  • Valencia(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fosters(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Sunset Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Blink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Don't Mess with Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Al

  • How Do I Say This? I'm Gay! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • By Hook or by Crook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Shy

  • Blue Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator (as Lynn Flipper)

  • Big Bang (Song of the Cosmic Hobo) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Camera Operator

  • Life Is Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Moonshadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles, 31 of them dated from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017)

$70K worldwide

Highest rated

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Boots (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 34: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting26 of 34: 20 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting4 of 34: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing6 of 34: 3 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 34: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

34 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s4 · 2 acting · 3 crew2010s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2020s9 · 1 acting · 8 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2019, Outstanding Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Silas Howard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Valencia (2013)

95th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

This Is Us (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 5 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 Silas Howard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Silas Howard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Neill shares the most, 2.

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles