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Zach Shields

Zach Shields

Producer, writer and actor

Zach Shields is a screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer, writer and actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Zach Shields' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
17%
Survival
17%
Society
10%
Morality
7%
Ideas
7%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 0 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
1
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Zach Shields' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zach Shields' 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

20 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Writer

  • Weapons(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lady in the Lake(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Positive Reinforcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fully Realized Humans(2020)

    Additional Dialogue · as Zach

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Krampus(2015)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Trick 'r Treat: Snowmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Trick 'r Treat: The Day After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Trick 'r Treat Rule #4: Always Check Your Candy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Trick 'r Treat Rule #3 - Never Blow Out a Jack O' Lantern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Trick 'r Treat Rule #2 - Always Pass Out Treats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Trick 'r Treat Rule #1: Wear a Costume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Trick 'r Treat: Making Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Trick 'r Treat: Back to School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Trick 'r Treat: Father's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Craggio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

$387M worldwide

Highest rated

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Midcredits 50th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 20: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting6 of 20: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting10 of 20: 2 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing15 of 20: 7 only producing, 8 with another roleOther crew2 of 20: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

20 titles, 9 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2010s12 · 2 acting · 11 crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Zach Shields' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Fully Realized Humans (2020)

73rd percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Midcredits 60th · 52% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Zach Shields work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zach Shields' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Dougherty shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers