The writer, director and actor was born in Philadelphia, USA in 1987. Films in which he has appeared as an actor have screened at Sundance Film Festival, the South by Southwest Festival in Austin and the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and his dog.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1987 (39)
- Actor, director, producer and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are PJ McCabe's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Heroas Ryan in 13 Cameras (2015)
- Allyas PJ Pruitt in The Beta Test (2021)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
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 PJ McCabe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for PJ McCabe'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
16 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
The Yeti(2026)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Screener (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Redux Redux(2025)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Last Brunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
15 Cameras(2023)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Beta Test(2021)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Block Island Sound(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Wolf of Snow Hollow(2020)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Dave(2020)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
American Vandal(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Marty Hearts Katie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
13 Cameras(2015)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Chucko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Funeral Kings(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2020.
Biggest box office
The Yeti (2026)
Highest rated
Redux Redux (2025)
Most popular right now
The Yeti (2026)
Film career
Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2012Screen debut· Funeral Kings
- 2021Career best· The Beta Test
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
Nominated for a Berlinale award in 2021.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do PJ McCabe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 PJ McCabe's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does PJ McCabe work with?
People who share at least 2 of PJ McCabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin McManus shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Kevin McManusShared titles: Redux Redux (2025), 15 Cameras (2023), 13 Cameras (2015), Funeral Kings (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Kevin McManus
- Matthew McManusShared titles: Redux Redux (2025), 15 Cameras (2023), 13 Cameras (2015), Funeral Kings (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Matthew McManus
Actors
- Jim CummingsShared titles: The Yeti (2026), Redux Redux (2025), The Beta Test (2021), 13 Cameras (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Jim Cummings
- Michaela McManusShared titles: Redux Redux (2025), 13 Cameras (2015), Funeral Kings (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Michaela McManus
- Sarah BaldwinShared titles: 13 Cameras (2015), Funeral Kings (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Baldwin
Composers and editors
- Derek DesmondShared titles: Redux Redux (2025), 13 Cameras (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Derek Desmond
- Paul KochShared titles: Redux Redux (2025), 13 Cameras (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Koch
Producers
- Michael J. McGarryShared titles: Redux Redux (2025), 13 Cameras (2015), Funeral Kings (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Michael J. McGarry
- Andrew van den HoutenShared titles: 15 Cameras (2023), 13 Cameras (2015), Funeral Kings (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Andrew van den Houten
- Jordan RudmanShared titles: 15 Cameras (2023), 13 Cameras (2015), Funeral Kings (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Jordan Rudman
- Benjamin WiessnerShared titles: The Beta Test (2021), 13 Cameras (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin Wiessner
Mixed roles
- Victor ZarcoffShared titles: 15 Cameras (2023), 13 Cameras (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Victor Zarcoff