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Aaron B. Koontz

Aaron B. Koontz

Producer, director and writer · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Founder and CEO of Paper Street Pictures

Biography from TMDB.

From
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 41 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 9% in 30 days

What are Aaron B. Koontz's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
27%
Self
22%
Morality
17%
Ideas
12%
Bonds
10%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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 8 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
10
Absurd
7
Thrilling
6
Contemplative
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1

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 Aaron B. Koontz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron B. Koontz'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

41 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Castration Movie Chapter III: Junior Ghosts - Premorphic Drift; a Fragmentary Passage(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Shelby Oaks(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Blood Shine(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Revival(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Void: Carry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Tales from the Void: Starlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Tales from the Void: Whistle in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Tales from the Void(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Bunker(2024)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Void: Plastic Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Agonist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Consulting Producer

  • Tales from the Void: Fixed Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Tales from the Void: Into the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Snow Valley(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Creature Was Stirring(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Artifice Girl(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Trim Season(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Rad Puppet

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Blood Relatives(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Old Man(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sorry About the Demon(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Revealer(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Requin(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Pizzagate Massacre(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Stylist(2020)

    Production Consultant

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Pale Door(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • 15 Things You Didn't Know About Bigfoot (#1 Will Blow Your Mind)(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Horror Hypothesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Rad Chad's Horror Emporium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Scare Package(2019)

    Director · Idea · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Camera Obscura(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Honor Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

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

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Starry Eyes(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The El Chupugcabra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Malevolence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Out of Time(2003)

    Assistant Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled 'The Mandela Catalogue' Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Old Man (2022)

$425K worldwide

Highest rated

The Artifice Girl (2022)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Revival (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting10 of 41: 5 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting6 of 41: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thProducing32 of 41: 26 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score18thOther crew5 of 41: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

41 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s27 · 1 acting · 27 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 an Independent Spirit Award in 2024.

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 Aaron B. Koontz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · producer

The Pizzagate Massacre (2020)

78th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Artifice Girl (2022)

Midcredits 67th · 59% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 16 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 Aaron B. Koontz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–44 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

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 Aaron B. Koontz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron B. Koontz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cameron Burns shares the most, 12.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles