Ian B. Goldberg is an American television and film writer, producer, and showrunner. Among his most well-known works are the films The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) and Eli (2019). He is also co-showrunner with Andrew Chambliss and writer of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead. He also co-created the television shows Krypton for the SyFy Network and Dead of Summer for Freeform. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian B. Goldberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer and producer
- 10 on Motif · 14 credits in all
What are Ian Goldberg's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Ian Goldberg's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Ian Goldberg's titles on Motif; 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
14 credits, 10 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Conjuring: First Communion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Nun II(2023)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Eli(2019)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Krypton(2018)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
The Autopsy of Jane Doe(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Dead of Summer(2016)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Fear the Walking Dead(2015)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Once Upon a Time(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Act Your Age (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all showsThe Boy Who Drew Monsters (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Untitled Amityville Horror Film (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 10 of them dated from 2008 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
Highest rated
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Most popular right now
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ian Goldberg's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Ian Goldberg's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ian Goldberg work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ian Goldberg's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Naing shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Michael ChavesShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Nun II (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Chaves
Writers
- Richard NaingShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Nun II (2023), Eli (2019), The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Richard Naing
- James WanShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Nun II (2023)See all 2 shared titles with James Wan
Producers
- Judson ScottShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Nun II (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Judson Scott
- Michael ClearShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Nun II (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Clear
- Peter SafranShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Nun II (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Safran
