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Aaron Matthews

Director, producer, editor and writer, also cinematographer

Works as
Director, producer, editor and writer, also cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Aaron Matthews' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Self
20%
Ideas
16%
Morality
12%
Bonds
11%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · 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 5 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • 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 Aaron Matthews' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Matthews' 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

13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Making Marie Antoinette(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blindsided(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Director by Night(2022)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Colette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor · Producer

  • The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant(2016)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Draft(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Downtown Dream(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Counterterror NYC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer · Writer

  • O.W. Houts & Sons, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • The Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • A Panther in Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • My American Girls: A Dominican Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 2001 to 2022.

Highest rated

Director by Night (2022)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Making Marie Antoinette (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 11: 5 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 11: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 11: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing4 of 11: 1 only editing, 3 with another role

11 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Aaron Matthews' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of the 6 of 7 with a score; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien (2020)

85th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer, editor

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 35. 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 Aaron Matthews work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Matthews' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Giacchino shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers