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Zach Baylin

Zach Baylin

Writer and producer · Born January 1, 1980 (46) · Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Zachary Jones Baylin is an American screenwriter. He made his screenwriting debut in King Richard (2021), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplays for the films  Creed III (2023), Gran Turismo (2023), Bob Marley: One Love (2024) and The Order (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Zach Baylin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1980 (46)
From
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 13 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 16% in 30 days

What are Zach Baylin's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
36%
Bonds
30%
Self
22%
Power
5%
Survival
3%
Society
3%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Hopeful
3
Triumphant
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4

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 Baylin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Zach Baylin'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

13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Brother Save Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Black Rabbit(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Order(2024)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Crow(2024)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Bob Marley: One Love(2024)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Gran Turismo(2023)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Creed III(2023)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • King Richard(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wrestling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    First Assistant Director

  • Come as You Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Untitled Getaway Driver Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Untitled Lance Armstrong Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • Untitled UAP Conspiracy Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 9 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Creed III (2023)

$276M worldwide

Highest rated

King Richard (2021)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing11 of 13: 8 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thProducing4 of 13: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 13: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · 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

6 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Limited Series
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
  2. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay

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 Zach Baylin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

The Crow (2024)

62nd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

King Richard (2021)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 6 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 Zach Baylin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles41–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles12–41 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles49–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–67 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles41–72 · median 54 · moderateheavier 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 Zach Baylin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zach Baylin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reinaldo Marcus Green shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors