Phil Laaveg

Phil Laaveg is a seasoned writer and documentary story producer. He has worked on documentary series for HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Discovery, and numerous other networks. He studied video production at the Art Institute of Seattle, and despite the Art Institutes being a for-profit scam, he had the good fortune of studying under Lynn Shelton, the incredible director, who greatly inspired his love for filmmaking. He cut his teeth at Screaming Flea Productions in Seattle, Washington where he was able to work as associate producer, story producer, and post supervisor on a variety of series such as Three Sheets, Sell This House, and Hoarders. Phil moved to Los Angeles to pursue his screenwriting career, and began working as a story producer in the documentary sphere, working on Flint Town, Diagnosis, and Jailbirds for Netflix. He has extensive experience in the true crime genre, with credits as Senior Story Producer on Helter Skelter: An American Myth, Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty, and the upcoming Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer.

What are Phil Laaveg's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

24%

Morality

20%

Society

20%

Self

13%

Power

13%

Ideas

5%

Bonds

4%

Justice4 Community3 Survival3 Trauma3 Truth2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

9

Melancholic

5

Contemplative

5

Dread

2

Joyful

1

Other

6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 Infuriating5 Unsettling4 Haunting2 Rousing2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous7

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 Phil Laaveg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

A&E Crime Central2 titles, show their 2 titles on A&E Crime Central
HISTORY Vault1 title, show their title on HISTORY Vault

Subscription and free streaming for Phil Laaveg'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

11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Murder in Glitterball City(2026)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden(2025)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Marines(2025)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer(2024)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty(2022)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Helter Skelter: An American Myth(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Jailbirds(2019)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole(2019)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Flint Town(2018)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer(2017)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Booze Traveler(2014)
Show Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Across their 11 MovieCove titles from 2014 to 2026.

Highest rated

American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden (2025)

Midcredits 84^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Writing1 of 11Producing11 of 11 · 59^th

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Phil Laaveg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phil Laaveg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Sivan shares the most, 2.