Reese Eveneshen is a writer, director, and producer known for his distinct voice in genre cinema, blending visceral storytelling with relentless energy. His latest producing credit, She Was Here (Virgil Films), a haunting exploration of the life and mysterious death of Poltergeist star Heather O’Rourke, became one of his most acclaimed projects to date, earning strong critical and audience reception and ranking among the top digital rentals in North America upon release. Eveneshen broke out with the 2021 action-thriller For the Sake of Vicious (Dread Pictures), a Shudder Exclusive that earned international acclaim and electrified audiences at major festivals including Fantasia, Sitges, FrightFest, Telluride Horror Show, and BIFAN. He also wrote the award winning drama Home Free (Indiecan Entertainment), and previously wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Defective (eOne / Uncorked Entertainment). Across his work, Eveneshen is drawn to high concept genre stories grounded in character and chaos. With a passion for pushing boundaries and reimagining the familiar, he continues to build a slate of bold, uncompromising films.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 23, 1986 (39)
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Producer, writer, actor, director, editor and cinematographer
- 7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Reese Eveneshen's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shadowas Zero in If a Tree Falls (2010)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous4
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 Reese Eveneshen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- Heather O'Rourke: She Was Here (2026) · producer · free
- For the Sake of Vicious (2020) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Dead Genesis (2010) · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor · free
- Bounty Hunters (2011) · writer · free
- Defective (2017) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Reese Eveneshen'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
10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Home Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Secrets in the Family(2022)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
For the Sake of Vicious(2020)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Defective(2017)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Love Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Bounty Hunters(2011)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Dead Genesis(2010)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
If a Tree Falls(2010)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2010 to 2026.
Biggest box office
For the Sake of Vicious (2020)
Highest rated
For the Sake of Vicious (2020)
Most popular right now
Dead Genesis (2010)
Film career
- 2011Screen debut· Kill
By role
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Reese Eveneshen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 23/100 and the plot and story 28/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Who does Reese Eveneshen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Reese Eveneshen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Colin Paradine shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Gabriel CarrerShared titles: For the Sake of Vicious (2020), If a Tree Falls (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Gabriel Carrer
Actors
- Colin ParadineShared titles: For the Sake of Vicious (2020), Defective (2017), Dead Genesis (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Colin Paradine
- Nick SmythShared titles: For the Sake of Vicious (2020), Defective (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Smyth
- Erin StuartShared titles: Defective (2017), Dead Genesis (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Erin Stuart
- Paige AlbrechtShared titles: Bounty Hunters (2011), Dead Genesis (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Paige Albrecht
Composers
- FoxgrndrShared titles: For the Sake of Vicious (2020), If a Tree Falls (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Foxgrndr
Producers
- Chad ArchibaldShared titles: Bounty Hunters (2011), Dead Genesis (2010), If a Tree Falls (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Chad Archibald
- Avi FedergreenShared titles: Heather O'Rourke: She Was Here (2026), For the Sake of Vicious (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Avi Federgreen
- Andrew Thomas HuntShared titles: For the Sake of Vicious (2020), Bounty Hunters (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Thomas Hunt
- James FlerShared titles: For the Sake of Vicious (2020), Bounty Hunters (2011)See all 2 shared titles with James Fler
Mixed roles
- Isaac Elliott-FisherShared titles: Heather O'Rourke: She Was Here (2026), Defective (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Isaac Elliott-Fisher