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Kevin Shaw

Kevin Shaw

Director, cinematographer, editor and producer

Works as
Director, cinematographer, editor and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Kevin Shaw's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
38%
Self
16%
Bonds
15%
Survival
9%
Ideas
9%
Power
8%
Morality
4%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Kevin Shaw's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Shaw'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • I Dreamt of Cowboys, Cottonfields, and Clouds – Bernard Williams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • One Golden Summer(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Director

  • The B1G Story: Tom Izzo Back Home Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • The Big Payback(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Let the Little Light Shine(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • America to Me(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • The Street Stops Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Let the Little Light Shine (2022)

$7.1K worldwide

Most popular right now

America to Me (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 8: 4 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 8: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 8: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography3 of 8: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 8: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 8: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

8 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s5 · crew

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

How do Kevin Shaw's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Big Payback (2023)

96th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom (2017)

Midcredits 78th · 78% liked

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 Kevin Shaw work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin Shaw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David E. Simpson shares the most, 2.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers