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Anthony Scott Burns

Director, composer, writer, cinematographer and editor · Born May 9, 1977 (49) · Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Anthony Scott Burns (born May 9, 1977) is a Canadian filmmaker, visual effects artist and musician. He releases music under the moniker Pilotpriest and has directed several short films. He made his feature debut with supernatural horror film "Our House" (2018).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 9, 1977 (49)
From
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Director, composer, writer, cinematographer and editor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 47% in 30 days

What are Anthony Scott Burns' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Survival
17%
Bonds
16%
Morality
15%
Ideas
15%
Society
13%

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Anthony Scott Burns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Scott Burns' 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

14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Revv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Flashback(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Come True(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Screenplay · Story · VFX Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Analog Love(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • In the Tall Grass(2019)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Prodigy(2019)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Our House(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Lost Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Production Design · Screenplay

  • Holidays(2016)

    Director · Colorist · Composer · Editor · Sound Designer · Visual Effects · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Manifold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · VFX Editor · Writer

  • The Flying Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Darknet(2013)

    Show Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Chimera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2013 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 12: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 12: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 12: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic4 of 12: 2 only music, 2 with another roleCinematography3 of 12: 1 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing3 of 12: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew7 of 12: 3 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score20th

12 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s8 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Anthony Scott Burns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 35/100 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.

Is Anthony Scott Burns' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Anthony Scott Burns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Scott Burns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carlyn Burchell shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers