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Barlow Jacobs

Barlow Jacobs

Actor and producer, also writer · Born August 13, 1977 (49) · Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, USA

Barlow Jacobs was born on 13 August 1977 in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Voyage Out (2025), A Ghost Story (2017) and The Master (2012).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 13, 1977 (49)
From
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are Barlow Jacobs' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove 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.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Survival
25%
Morality
17%
Bonds
13%
Society
13%
Ideas
5%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · 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 5 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 9

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
6
Dread
5
Elegiac
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Barlow Jacobs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barlow Jacobs' 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, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Voyage Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • The Old Man & the Gun(2018)

    as Offerman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dayveon(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Ghost Story(2017)

    as Gentleman Caller

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • American Romance(2016)

    as Ricky Stern

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Nightingale(2014)

    as Robert Beasley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Patrick

  • The Master(2012)

    as James Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Burden(2012)

    as Wade McCurry

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Oregonian(2011)

    as Bud

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • St. Nick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as The Homeowner

  • Alexander the Last(2009)

    Additional Writing · Writer · as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • You Wont Miss Me(2009)

    as Sparks

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • That Evening Sun(2009)

    as J.D. the Cabbie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • New Orleans, Mon Amour(2008)

    as Emerson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Shotgun Stories(2007)

    as Kid Hayes

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Low and Behold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer · Writer · as Turner Stull

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2007 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

American Romance (2016)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Shotgun Stories (2007)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

A Ghost Story (2017)

Film career

20072025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 16: 12 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thDirecting1 of 16: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 16: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 16: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 16: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 16: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

16 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · 6 acting · 2 crew2010s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Barlow Jacobs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Oregonian (2011)

89th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Master (2012)

Midcredits 87th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Barlow Jacobs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barlow Jacobs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Lowery shares the most, 2.

Writers

Producers