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Matt Sazama

Matt Sazama

Writer · USA

Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless are American writers best known for writing films together. After box office successes like Dracula Untold (2014) and The Last Witch Hunter (2015), Sazama and Sharpless wrote Gods of Egypt (2016), Morbius (2022) and Madame Web (2024), all of which ended up being box office bombs and receiving negative reception from critics. The duo also wrote a reboot of Lost in Space for Netflix.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 9 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 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Matt Sazama's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Self
32%
Bonds
27%
Sacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · 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 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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
6
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
2
Triumphant
2
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • 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 Matt Sazama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Sazama'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

9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Madame Web(2024)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Morbius(2022)

    Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 28 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Power Rangers(2017)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gods of Egypt(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Last Witch Hunter(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dracula Untold(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Joey Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Assistant Editor

  • The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 1993 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Dracula Untold (2014)

$217M worldwide

Highest rated

Dracula Untold (2014)

Midcredits 51st

Most popular right now

Gods of Egypt (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing8 of 9: 7 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thProducing1 of 9: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 9: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · 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 Matt Sazama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Madame Web (2024)

64th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Lost in Space (2018)

Midcredits 69th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 36/100 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 Matt Sazama's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles55–65 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles23–28 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles9–45 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles9–33 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles42–67 · 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 Matt Sazama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Sazama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Burk Sharpless shares the most, 5.

Writers

Producers