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Sean Patrick O'Reilly

Sean Patrick O'Reilly

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born November 26, 1974 (51) · Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Sean O’Reilly is the owner and operator of Arcana Studio, Canada's largest comic book company and also an animation studio.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1974 (51)
From
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 44 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Sean Patrick O'Reilly's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
31%
Survival
23%
Bonds
15%
Self
15%
Power
10%
Ideas
4%
Society
2%
Survival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 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 13 · Serious 8 · Dark 17

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 18

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 6

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

A split, not a type: Casual 18 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Ally
2 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Thrilling
16
Dread
12
Hopeful
7
Warm
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet16
  • 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 Sean Patrick O'Reilly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Patrick O'Reilly'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

44 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Company(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Darkness of Man(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Playdate(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Locked(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Order(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Woman of the Hour(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Heroes of the Golden Mask(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Thurman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Confidential Informant(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Detective Knight: Independence(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Detective Knight: Redemption(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Paradise City(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hot Seat(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Corrective Measures(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Gasoline Alley(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • American Siege(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Detective Knight: Rogue(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • White Elephant(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Apex(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Panda vs. Aliens(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Pandy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Reckoning(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Deadlock(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Go Fish(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Alex (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness(2018)

    Director · Graphic Novel · Producer · Writer · as Spot / Cthulhu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Hallowaiian(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Mr. Griffith

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Steam Engines of Oz(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Heflin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Social Animals(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom(2017)

    Director · Graphic Novel · Producer · Writer · as Spot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom(2016)

    Director · Graphic Novel · Producer · Writer · as Spot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues(2016)

    Producer · as Tevius / Thief 2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Wish For Christmas(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Pixies(2015)

    Director · Other · Producer · Writer · as Joe Beck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery(2015)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Detour(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Clockwork Girl(2014)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mighty Mighty Monsters in New Fears Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Creator · Executive Producer

  • The Gwaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Cowboys & Aliens(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Beatdown(2010)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · Story

  • A Dangerous Man(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Pandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Ultraduck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles, 31 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

$175M worldwide

Highest rated

The Order (2024)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Playdate (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 34: 0 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting13 of 34: 0 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndWriting13 of 34: 1 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing26 of 34: 16 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thOther crew2 of 34: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

34 titles, 17 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2010s14 · 8 acting · 14 crew2020s17 · 2 acting · 17 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 Sean Patrick O'Reilly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · producer

Confidential Informant (2023)

89th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Order (2024)

Midcredits 76th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 47/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 32 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 Sean Patrick O'Reilly's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 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 & Gore10 titles58–89 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles15–57 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles48–81 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles34–59 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles49–73 · median 63 · intenseheavier 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 Sean Patrick O'Reilly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Patrick O'Reilly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luke Taylor shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles