Alex McAulay (born January 20, 1977) is an American filmmaker and author. He is best known for directing the films Don't Tell a Soul (2020) and A House on the Bayou (2021).
Biography from TMDB.
- January 20, 1977 (49)
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Director, producer and writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
What are Alex McAulay's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Alex McAulay's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Alex McAulay'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
5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
A House on the Bayou(2021)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Don't Tell a Soul(2020)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Flower(2017)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The ABCs of Death(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Sparkle Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 2001 to 2021.
How do Alex McAulay's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 3 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 Alex McAulay's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Alex McAulay work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alex McAulay's MovieCove titles; Joseph Stephens shares the most, 3.
- Joseph StephensShared titles: A House on the Bayou (2021), Don't Tell a Soul (2020), Flower (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph Stephens
