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Scott Teems

Scott Teems

Writer, director and producer · Lilburn, Georgia, USA

Scott Teems is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films That Evening Sun (2009) and The Quarry (2020). He also wrote the films Halloween Kills (2021), Firestarter (2022), Insidious: The Red Door (2023) and The Exorcist: Believer (2023).

Biography from TMDB.

From
Lilburn, Georgia, USA
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
10 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 156 days to Oct 27

What are Scott Teems' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
29%
Morality
28%
Bonds
15%
Society
10%
Self
10%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · 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 6 · 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 3 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
5
Melancholic
3
Warm
1
Thrilling
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 Scott Teems' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Teems' 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, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lowdown(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Exorcist: Believer(2023)

    Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Insidious: The Red Door(2023)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Firestarter(2022)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Halloween Kills(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Quarry(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Interpreting Twain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Co-Producer · Story · Story Editor · Supervising Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • That Evening Sun(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Le Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor

  • Root. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Story · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

$189M worldwide

Highest rated

That Evening Sun (2009)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Halloween Kills (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 13: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting11 of 13: 4 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing5 of 13: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleEditing1 of 13: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

13 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s6 · 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.

How do Scott Teems' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey (2014)

89th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Midcredits 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 29/100 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 Scott Teems' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–26 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles46–74 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian 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 Scott Teems work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Teems' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Blum shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers