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Scott Zabielski

Scott Zabielski

Director, producer and writer, also editor · Born August 12, 1979 (47) · Illinois, USA

Writers Guild Award nominee

Scott Zabielski was born in Illinois, USA. Scott is a director and producer, known for Tosh.0 (2009), The Jim Jefferies Show (2017) and Where's the Money (2017). Scott is married to Genevieve Younce Zabielski.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 12, 1979 (47)
From
Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor
Titles
10 on Motif

What are Scott Zabielski's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Their Motif 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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 5

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
7
Joyful
5
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
3
Other
6

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical2

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 Zabielski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Zabielski'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

10 credits, 10 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2017 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 6: 4 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thWriting2 of 6: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 6: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s3 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2018, Comedy/Variety Series.

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 Scott Zabielski's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 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 5

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Scott Zabielski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Zabielski's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Jefferies shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles