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Jacob Cooney

Jacob Cooney

Writer, director and producer · Born November 22, 1981 (44) · Fortuna, California, USA

Jacob directed the feature film "Blood Circus" for Gravitas Ventures. Along with "Blood Circus", Jacob also directed the feature films "Pitching Tents" for Meritage Pictures and "Blue Line" for Lionsgate Entertainment. Previous directing credits include the feature films "Alpha House" for Broken Films and "Fierce Friend" for Wonder Entertainment; television pilots "Harries Way" for Lawrence/Long Productions and "Rehab for Rejects" for Sledgehammer Films; and short films "The Frolic", "Rocco", "Bedlam" and "The War of Game". Writing credits include the films "The Book of Alan" for Pantheon Entertainment, "The Banishing" for Haven Entertainment, "Isle of the Dead" for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, "Blue Line" for Lionsgate Entertainment and the television pilot "The Lakes" for Lionsgate Television. Other writing credits include work for companies such as the SyFy Channel, Telefilm Canada, Broken Films, Zeeworks Entertainment and State Street Pictures.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 22, 1981 (44)
From
Fortuna, California, USA
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 61 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Jacob Cooney's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th 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
39%
Bonds
27%
Morality
15%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Self
4%
Society
4%
Survival16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 14 · Intense 9

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Dread
11
Thrilling
11
Hopeful
5
Absurd
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Unsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous9

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 Jacob Cooney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacob Cooney'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

61 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shark Thrash(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Street Fighters(2026)

    Writer

  • A Witness to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Her Deadly Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Kreaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • A Deadly Ride(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Deadly Destination(2025)

    Producer

  • The Last Tenant(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • War of the Worlds: Extinction(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Quid Games(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Secrets at the Museum(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Hustle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Alarmed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Aisle Be Home for Christmas(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Santaman(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Merry Ex-Mas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • Junkyard Dogs(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Other Side(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Titanic 666(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Drowning in Secrets(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Damon's Revenge(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • You Are My Home(2020)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Flight 666(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Blood Circus(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • 5 Headed Shark Attack(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Assault(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Fierce(2017)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Pitching Tents(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Isle of the Dead(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 3-Headed Shark Attack(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Flight World War II(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Age of Tomorrow(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Alpha House(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse Pompeii(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

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

    Show 4 episodes · Assistant Production Design

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Bates Haunting(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Common Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Writers' Assistant

  • Flashforward(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · Production Assistant · Writers' Assistant

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • A Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Production Assistant

  • Legally Blonde – The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

  • Quarterlife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Script Coordinator

  • Eli Stone(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • American Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Casting

  • The Frolic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Another Gay Movie(2006)

    Additional Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fierce Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Come as You Are(2005)

    Dolly Grip

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Writers' Assistant

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Unfabulous(2004)

    Show 9 episodes · Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Majestic(2001)

    Set Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Big Brother(2000)

    Show 91 episodes · Casting Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • A Broke Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Avery's Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Mansfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Streetwise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Book of Alan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Forever Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Getter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Island of Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles, 49 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Titanic 666 (2022)

$214K worldwide

Highest rated

Secrets at the Museum (2023)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

Street Fighters (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 57: 10 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thWriting28 of 57: 20 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thProducing9 of 57: 7 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew13 of 57: 12 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

57 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s14 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s19 · 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 Jacob Cooney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of the 31 of 33 with a score; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 5th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · writer

Quid Games (2023)

92nd percentile spread · 77% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Elementary (2012)

Midcredits 87th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 24/100 and the plot and story 25/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Jacob Cooney's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles33–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Jacob Cooney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacob Cooney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Michael Latt shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • David Michael Latt14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with David Michael Latt
  • David Rimawi14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with David Rimawi
  • Paul Bales14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Paul Bales
  • Chad Verdi Jr.7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Chad Verdi Jr.

Mixed roles