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Tyler Gillett

Tyler Gillett

Producer, director, cinematographer and editor · Born March 6, 1982 (44) · Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Tyler Gillett is an American filmmaker, cinematographer, writer, and producer best known as a founding member of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence. He first gained recognition in the found footage genre through Radio Silence’s segment “10/31/98” in V/H/S and later co-directed horror films including Devil's Due, Southbound, and Ready or Not. Gillett later helped revive the Scream franchise with Scream and Scream VI, followed by the vampire horror film Abigail.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 6, 1982 (44)
From
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Works as
Producer, director, cinematographer and editor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Tyler Gillett's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Fantasy 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
Survival
47%
Bonds
19%
Self
13%
Power
8%
Morality
7%
Ideas
4%
Society
1%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 13

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
8
Thrilling
6
Absurd
3
Cold
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Tyler Gillett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Tyler Gillett'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

28 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Mummy 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director

  • Ready or Not 2: Here I Come(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Scream 7(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fountain of Youth(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Full Moon Glory Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Abigail(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/85(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Scream VI(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/99(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Scream(2022)

    Director · as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/94(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Phobias(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ready or Not(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Southbound(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Due(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • V/H/S(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as Tyler (segment "10/31/98")

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Jordan Rides the Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Camera Operator

  • Breedlove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Loser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Man Vs. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Something Murdered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer

  • The Ice Beneath Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • The Robots Go Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Thud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untiled Choose Your Own Adventure Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • White Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 16 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Scream VI (2023)

$167M worldwide

Highest rated

Ready or Not (2019)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 27: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting12 of 27: 5 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 27: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing18 of 27: 14 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thCinematography2 of 27: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing2 of 27: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 27: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

27 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s11 · 1 acting · 11 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 Tyler Gillett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Devil's Due (2014)

51st percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Ready or Not (2019)

Midcredits 79th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 14 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 Tyler Gillett's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles82–94 · median 92 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles14–51 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles66–93 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles32–60 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles69–88 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tyler Gillett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tyler Gillett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Bettinelli-Olpin shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles