Alex Merkin is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. A New York native hailing from the prestigious Boston University College of Communication, Merkin is noted as being a "talent to watch" by Daily Variety. Initially, Merkin graced the silver screen with his directorial skills in the 2006 short film titled Across the Hall , starring Adrien Grenier (Entourage), and produced by First Look Studios and Jon Kilik (Babel).
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Biography from TMDB.
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Director, editor and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Alex Merkin's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- 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 Alex Merkin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Alex Merkin'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
12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Lights Out(2024)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
A Look Through His Lens(2024)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Pups Alone(2021)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Hush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
No Escape Room(2018)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Art of Murder(2018)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
House of the Witch(2017)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Altitude(2017)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Percentage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
House of Bodies(2016)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Across the Hall(2009)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Across the Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 2005 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Pups Alone (2021)
Highest rated
House of Bodies (2016)
Most popular right now
Lights Out (2024)
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 Alex Merkin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 7 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 Alex Merkin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alex Merkin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bobby Tahouri shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Jesse MittelstadtShared titles: No Escape Room (2018), Altitude (2017), Across the Hall (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Jesse Mittelstadt
- Brandon BurrowsShared titles: Lights Out (2024), Pups Alone (2021), Altitude (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Brandon Burrows
Actors
- Dolph LundgrenShared titles: Pups Alone (2021), Altitude (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Dolph Lundgren
- Brad GreenquistShared titles: The Art of Murder (2018), Across the Hall (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Greenquist
- Jordi VilasusoShared titles: The Art of Murder (2018), Altitude (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jordi Vilasuso
- Stephen GraybillShared titles: The Art of Murder (2018), Altitude (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Graybill
Composers and cinematographers
- Bobby TahouriShared titles: Pups Alone (2021), No Escape Room (2018), Altitude (2017), House of the Witch (2017), Across the Hall (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Bobby Tahouri
- Pascal Combes-KnokeShared titles: Pups Alone (2021), No Escape Room (2018), The Art of Murder (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Pascal Combes-Knoke
- Dane LawingShared titles: Altitude (2017), House of the Witch (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Dane Lawing
Producers
- Fernando SzewShared titles: No Escape Room (2018), The Art of Murder (2018), House of the Witch (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Fernando Szew
- Neil ElmanShared titles: No Escape Room (2018), The Art of Murder (2018), House of the Witch (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Neil Elman
- Chad LawShared titles: Lights Out (2024), Altitude (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Chad Law
- Lonnie RamatiShared titles: Lights Out (2024), Pups Alone (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lonnie Ramati
