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Antonio Campos

Antonio Campos

Producer, director, writer and editor · Born August 24, 1983 (43) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 6 other major award bodies

Antonio Campos (born August 24, 1983) is an American filmmaker. He is known for the films Afterschool (2008), Simon Killer (2012), Christine (2016) and The Devil All the Time (2020).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1983 (43)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, director, writer and editor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Antonio Campos' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Morality
24%
Self
23%
Society
13%
Bonds
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Isolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 8

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · 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 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
9
Dread
6
Cold
4
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Antonio Campos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Antonio Campos' 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

30 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Bouchra(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Testament of Ann Lee(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Atropia(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Beast in Me(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Eve in Miller's Point(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Staircase(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil All the Time(2020)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Homemade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Piercing(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Katie Says Goodbye(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Punisher(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Sinner(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Eyes of My Mother(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Christine(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mar de Sines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Production Executive

  • James White(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Digits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Keith

  • The Sleepwalker(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • 1009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Karaoke! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Simon K.

  • Keep the Lights On(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Simon Killer(2012)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Two Gates of Sleep(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mary Last Seen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Afterschool(2008)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Last 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Doris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Buy It Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Splitfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

$4.8M worldwide

Highest rated

James White (2015)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

The Beast in Me (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 30: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting11 of 30: 3 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting8 of 30: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing14 of 30: 9 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndEditing4 of 30: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew8 of 30: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

30 titles, 9 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s17 · 2 acting · 16 crew2020s8 · 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

1 major award from 13 major nominations, 2005–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
  2. 2023
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Limited Series
  3. 2016
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  4. 2012
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  5. 2009
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  6. 2008
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  7. 2007
    • Cannes award, nominated
  8. 2005
    • Cannes award, won

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 Antonio Campos' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Two Gates of Sleep (2010)

82nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Punisher (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 10 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 Antonio Campos' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles62–85 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles33–70 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles45–79 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles32–67 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles61–82 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Antonio Campos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Antonio Campos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Mond shares the most, 9.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers