Zak Hilditch is an Australian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his apocalyptic drama "These Final Hours" (2013), based on his own award-winning short film "Transmission" (2012), and his psychological horror drama "1922" (2017), adapted from the novella by Stephen King.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Australia
- Writer, director and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Zak Hilditch's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
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 Zak Hilditch's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Zak Hilditch'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
17 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
We Bury the Dead(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Rattlesnake(2019)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
1922(2017)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
These Final Hours(2013)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Transmission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Toll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Arrivals and Departures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Before Closing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Plum Role (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Nightfill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Glimpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
At Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Boxing Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Waiting for Naval Base Lily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Airborne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Haunting of Mary Todd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 15 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.
Awards
Nominated for a Cannes award in 2014.
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 Zak Hilditch's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 49/100 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 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 Zak Hilditch's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Zak Hilditch work with?
People who share at least 2 of Zak Hilditch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Merlin Eden shares the most, 3.
Editors
- Merlin EdenShared titles: We Bury the Dead (2024), Rattlesnake (2019), 1922 (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Merlin Eden
Producers
- Ross M. DinersteinShared titles: We Bury the Dead (2024), Rattlesnake (2019), 1922 (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Ross M. Dinerstein
- Colin FrederickShared titles: Rattlesnake (2019), 1922 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Colin Frederick
- Josh KesselmanShared titles: Rattlesnake (2019), 1922 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Kesselman
- Michael J. UrannShared titles: Rattlesnake (2019), 1922 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Michael J. Urann