Paul Merryman
Paul Merryman is a film & television producer with a focus on amazing true stories and all things genre. He holds an MFA in Producing from the American Film Institute and a BS in Radio, Television, and Film from the University of Texas at Austin. He started his career working for visionary film director Sam Raimi, eventually branching out on his own, producing the critically acclaimed Afghanistan War film The Outpost, based on the book by Jake Tapper and starring Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, and Orlando Bloom. He currently runs Austin, Texas-based Capitol Film Company, where he maintains an active slate of development projects and produces films primarily in the state of Texas. He recently executive produced Down the Arm of God for Caleb Landry Jones and Luc Besson, Buy Nothing for The Duplass Bros., and Elastic Hearts, starring Cole Sprouse, Darby Lee-Stack, and Steven Dorff.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Paul Merryman's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
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 7
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Paul Merryman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Merryman'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
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Down the Arm of God(2026)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
House of Abraham(2025)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Long Shot(2025)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Clock(2023)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Match Me If You Can(2023)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Outpost(2019)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Murder of a Cat(2014)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 7 MovieCove titles from 2014 to 2026.
How do Paul Merryman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
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 Paul Merryman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Merryman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Caleb Landry Jones shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Caleb Landry JonesShared titles: Down the Arm of God (2026), The Outpost (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Caleb Landry Jones
Producers
- Christian SosaShared titles: Down the Arm of God (2026), The Long Shot (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Christian Sosa
- Jennifer KuczajShared titles: Down the Arm of God (2026), The Long Shot (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Kuczaj
- Jon WroblewskiShared titles: Down the Arm of God (2026), The Long Shot (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Wroblewski
