Simon Barrett (born 1978) is an American filmmaker and actor. He frequently collaborates with director Adam Wingard. He is best known for writing the films You're Next (2011), The Guest (2014), Blair Witch (2016), Azrael (2024) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He made his feature directorial debut with the film Seance (2021).
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 29, 1978 (48)
- Columbia, Missouri, USA
- Writer, actor, producer and director
- 23 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Simon Barrett's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 3 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 0 · Intense 16
A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 8
Casual 5 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Heroas Michael Bamfeaux in 24 Exposures (2013)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous6
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 Simon Barrett's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Simon Barrett'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
30 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Onslaught(2026)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Azrael(2024)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Head Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Heard She Got Murdered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
V/H/S/94(2021)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Seance(2021)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Temple(2017)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all filmsThe Day That Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Always Shine(2016)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Blair Witch(2016)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
ABCs of Death 2(2014)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Guest(2014)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Last Survivors(2014)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
All the Light in the Sky(2012)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
You're Next(2011)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
24 Exposures(2013)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Contracted(2013)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
V/H/S/2(2013)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The ABCs of Death(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
V/H/S(2012)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Autoerotic(2011)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
A Horrible Way to Die(2010)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Red Sands(2009)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Dead Birds(2004)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Frankenfish(2004)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all filmsThe Nothing Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Face/Off 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
I Saw the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Highest rated
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)
Most popular right now
Onslaught (2026)
Film career
- 2009Screen debut· Red Sands
By role
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Simon Barrett's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th12
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 23 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned4
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed16
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 21 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.
Is Simon Barrett's work okay for kids?
Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Simon Barrett work with?
People who share at least 2 of Simon Barrett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Wingard shares the most, 13.
Directors
- Adam WingardShared titles: Onslaught (2026), Generation Terror (2024), Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024), Seance (2021), Blair Witch (2016), The Guest (2014), 24 Exposures (2013), V/H/S/2 (2013), The ABCs of Death (2012), V/H/S (2012), Autoerotic (2011), You're Next (2011) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Adam Wingard
- Joe SwanbergShared titles: 24 Exposures (2013), All the Light in the Sky (2012), V/H/S (2012), Autoerotic (2011), You're Next (2011), A Horrible Way to Die (2010)See all 6 shared titles with Joe Swanberg
- Timo TjahjantoShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), V/H/S/2 (2013), The ABCs of Death (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Timo Tjahjanto
- Ti WestShared titles: All the Light in the Sky (2012), The ABCs of Death (2012), V/H/S (2012), You're Next (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Ti West
Writers
- Brad MiskaShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), V/H/S (2012), A Horrible Way to Die (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Brad Miska
- David BrucknerShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), V/H/S (2012)See all 2 shared titles with David Bruckner
Actors
- Dan StevensShared titles: Onslaught (2026), Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024), The Guest (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Stevens
- Sophia TakalShared titles: 24 Exposures (2013), All the Light in the Sky (2012), V/H/S (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Sophia Takal
- Lane HughesShared titles: V/H/S (2012), Autoerotic (2011), A Horrible Way to Die (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Lane Hughes
- Amy SeimetzShared titles: Autoerotic (2011), You're Next (2011), A Horrible Way to Die (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Amy Seimetz
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jasper LeeShared titles: 24 Exposures (2013), You're Next (2011), A Horrible Way to Die (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Jasper Lee
- Chris HillekeShared titles: The ABCs of Death (2012), Autoerotic (2011), A Horrible Way to Die (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Hilleke
- Josh SchaefferShared titles: Onslaught (2026), Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Schaeffer
- James VandewaterShared titles: Seance (2021), V/H/S/94 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with James Vandewater
Producers
- Chris HardingShared titles: Blair Witch (2016), The Guest (2014), You're Next (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Harding
- Jess Wu CalderShared titles: Blair Witch (2016), The Guest (2014), You're Next (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jess Wu Calder
- Keith CalderShared titles: Blair Witch (2016), The Guest (2014), You're Next (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Keith Calder
- Ash R. ShahShared titles: Red Sands (2009), Dead Birds (2004), Frankenfish (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Ash R. Shah
Mixed roles
- Xavier GensShared titles: Generation Terror (2024), The ABCs of Death (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Xavier Gens
- Chad VillellaShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), V/H/S (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Chad Villella
- Matt Bettinelli-OlpinShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), V/H/S (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
- Radio SilenceShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), V/H/S (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Radio Silence