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Kevin McManus

Kevin McManus

Producer, writer and director

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer, writer and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Kevin McManus' films like?

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

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 5

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Kevin McManus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin McManus' 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

11 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Redux Redux(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • 15 Cameras(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Players(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • The Block Island Sound(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • 14 Cameras(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Cobra Kai(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Consulting Producer · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • American Vandal(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Consulting Producer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • 13 Cameras(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • While You Were in a Coma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Funeral Kings(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Pirate Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 14 episodes · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2007 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 11: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting7 of 11: 1 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing8 of 11: 4 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

11 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2018.

  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series

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 Kevin McManus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th4

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Kevin McManus' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles18–54 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian 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 Kevin McManus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin McManus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew McManus shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers