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Justin Oakey

Justin Oakey

Editor, producer, director and writer · St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Justin Oakey is a bilingual (English-French) writer/director from Newfoundland, where he lives with his wife, children, and animals. He lives a traditional lifestyle full of hunting, fishing, raising, and storytelling. Following his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Studies from Ryerson University, his award-winning films introduced a romantic, atmospheric vision of his home in rural Newfoundland to screens around the world. His claustrophobic micro-budget Riverhead (2016) and tense neo-noir thriller A Fire In The Cold Season (2019) found acclaim at film festivals and nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards. He currently has three features in development. Also an accomplished editor of film and television, Justin has worked on a number of highly anticipated titles – most recently fantasy drama The King Tide (starring Clayne Crawford and Frances Fisher – TIFF ‘23) and crime thriller Blood For Dust (starring Scoot McNairy and Kit Harington – Tribeca ‘23).

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From
St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Works as
Editor, producer, director and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Justin Oakey's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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%
Self
16%
Power
13%
Bonds
10%
Society
9%
Morality
4%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Justin Oakey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Justin Oakey'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

20 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Purgatory(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Outer Threat(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dolly(2025)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Oliver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Hangashore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

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

    Editor

  • The King Tide(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Blood for Dust(2023)

    Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Proximity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Graphic Designer

  • A Small Fortune(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Under the Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • A Fire in the Cold Season(2019)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Incredible Violence(2018)

    Editor · Epk Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Riverhead(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Flankers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The World Is Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Mitten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Remember Who's Emma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Camera Operator

  • Diverted(2009)

    Camera Trainee

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Dolly (2025)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The King Tide (2023)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Dolly (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 20: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting5 of 20: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing6 of 20: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleEditing15 of 20: 10 only editing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thOther crew4 of 20: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

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

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s11 · 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 Justin Oakey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Incredible Violence (2018)

95th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The King Tide (2023)

Midcredits 68th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Justin Oakey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Justin Oakey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Lush shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers