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Jeff Renfroe

Jeff Renfroe

Director, producer and writer, also editor · Seattle, Washington, USA

Sundance award nominee

From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Jeff Renfroe's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
36%
Survival
22%
Bonds
15%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
6
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Warm
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous7

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 Jeff Renfroe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Renfroe'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

25 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Institute(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • From(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Chucky(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Chapelwaite(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Hardy Boys(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to the Circle(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cardinal(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Deeper: The Retribution of Beth(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Killjoys(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • I Am Steve McQueen(2014)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Helix(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Reign(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Colony(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • SHReD: The Story of Asher Bradshaw(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beauty and the Beast(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Seattle Superstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • He Loves Me(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Being Human(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Seven Deadly Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Stranger with My Face(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Sand Serpents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Anvil: The Story of Anvil(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Civic Duty(2006)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • One Point O(2004)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008)

$951K worldwide

Highest rated

Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Institute (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 24: 16 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting3 of 24: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 24: 2 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 24: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 24: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s6 · 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 Sundance award in 2004, Dramatic.

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 Jeff Renfroe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

SHReD: The Story of Asher Bradshaw (2013)

93rd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 8 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 Jeff Renfroe's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Jeff Renfroe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeff Renfroe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Francis shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers