- Writer, composer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Known for
What are Shelby Gaines' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Shelby Gaines' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Shelby Gaines' 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
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

The Weight(2026)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Wildcat(2023)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Kid(2019)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Blaze(2018)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all filmsCamino Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 4 of them dated from 2018 to 2026.
How do Shelby Gaines' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 25. 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 Shelby Gaines work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shelby Gaines' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ethan Hawke shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Ethan HawkeShared titles: The Weight (2026), Wildcat (2023), The Kid (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Ethan Hawke

Composers
- Latham GainesShared titles: The Weight (2026), Wildcat (2023), The Kid (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Latham Gaines

Producers
- Ryan HawkeShared titles: The Weight (2026), Wildcat (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Hawke

