- Director, editor, writer, cinematographer and producer, also composer
- 7 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Jay Cheel's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
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 Jay Cheel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jay Cheel'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
18 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Black Zombie(2026)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
V/H/S/Beyond(2024)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
For Heaven's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Cursed Films(2020)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Helltown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Dead Set on Life(2016)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Polar Sea(2014)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)The Making of Scientific Method (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Beauty Day(2011)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
A Very Gerry X-Mas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Colore Non Vedenti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Goblin Man of Norway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Obsessed & Scientific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
After Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
John Titor: Time Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Black Zombie (2026)
Highest rated
Beauty Day (2011)
Most popular right now
Cursed Films (2020)
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 Jay Cheel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Who does Jay Cheel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jay Cheel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Justin Small shares the most, 4.
Composers and cinematographers
- Justin SmallShared titles: Cursed Films (2020), How to Build a Time Machine (2016), The Polar Sea (2014), Beauty Day (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Justin Small
- Ohad BenchetritShared titles: Cursed Films (2020), How to Build a Time Machine (2016), The Polar Sea (2014), Beauty Day (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Ohad Benchetrit
- Mike McLaughlinShared titles: V/H/S/Beyond (2024), Cursed Films (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mike McLaughlin
Producers
- Kevin McMahonShared titles: How to Build a Time Machine (2016), The Polar Sea (2014), Beauty Day (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin McMahon
- Kristina McLaughlinShared titles: How to Build a Time Machine (2016), The Polar Sea (2014), Beauty Day (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Kristina McLaughlin
- Michael McMahonShared titles: How to Build a Time Machine (2016), The Polar Sea (2014), Beauty Day (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Michael McMahon
- Brian RobertsonShared titles: V/H/S/Beyond (2024), Cursed Films (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Robertson
