Timo Tjahjanto (Indonesian: [tʃahˈjanto]; born Timothy Tjahjanto; 4 September 1980) is an Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his film works mainly on the horror and action genres. Tjahjanto owns the film production company Merah Production. Apart from directing, producing, and writing stories for his own films, Tjahjanto is also known as one half of The Mo Brothers with friend and fellow filmmaker Kimo Stamboel. The duo received a Citra Award nomination for Best Director in 2016 for Headshot, while Tjahjanto himself won the Maya Award for Best Director in 2019 for May the Devil Take You. Description above from the Wikipedia article Timo Tjahjanto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 4, 1980 (46)
- Wilhelmshaven, Germany
- Director, writer, producer and actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Timo Tjahjanto's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 11
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 11
Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 13
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 7
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 8
Casual 1 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Timo Tjahjanto's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Timo Tjahjanto'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
29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
The Beekeeper 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Nobody 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Shadow Strays(2024)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Ratu Adil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Big 4(2022)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Perempuan Bergaun Merah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
V/H/S/94(2021)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Portals(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Hit & Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Night Comes for Us(2018)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
May the Devil Take You(2018)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Headshot(2016)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Killers(2014)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
V/H/S/2(2013)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The ABCs of Death(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Macabre(2009)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Forbidden Door(2009)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Takut: Faces of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Quickie Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Dara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Bunian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Birds of a Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
May the Devil Take You: Dajjal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Sleeping Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Big 4: Badai Pasti Kembali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Last Train to New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Shadow Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Shadow Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles, 21 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Nobody 2 (2025)
Highest rated
The Night Comes for Us (2018)
Most popular right now
Nobody 2 (2025)
Film career
- 2009Screen debut· The Forbidden Door
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 Timo Tjahjanto's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 14 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 Timo Tjahjanto's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Timo Tjahjanto work with?
People who share at least 2 of Timo Tjahjanto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fajar Yuskemal shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Kimo StamboelShared titles: Portals (2019), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Headshot (2016), Killers (2014), Macabre (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Kimo Stamboel
- Simon BarrettShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), V/H/S/2 (2013), The ABCs of Death (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Barrett
- Eduardo SánchezShared titles: Portals (2019), V/H/S/2 (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Eduardo Sánchez
- Gregg HaleShared titles: Portals (2019), V/H/S/2 (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Gregg Hale
Actors
- Abimana AryasatyaShared titles: The Big 4 (2022), May the Devil Take You (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Abimana Aryasatya
- Ray SahetapyShared titles: May the Devil Take You Too (2020), May the Devil Take You (2018), Killers (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Ray Sahetapy
- Julie EstelleShared titles: The Night Comes for Us (2018), Headshot (2016), Macabre (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Julie Estelle
- Ario BayuShared titles: Headshot (2016), Macabre (2009), The Forbidden Door (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Ario Bayu
Composers and cinematographers
- Fajar YuskemalShared titles: The Shadow Strays (2024), May the Devil Take You (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Headshot (2016), Killers (2014), The ABCs of Death (2012)See all 6 shared titles with Fajar Yuskemal
- Batara GoemparShared titles: The Shadow Strays (2024), The Big 4 (2022), Portals (2019), May the Devil Take You (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Batara Goempar
- Aria PrayogiShared titles: The Night Comes for Us (2018), Headshot (2016), Killers (2014), The ABCs of Death (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Aria Prayogi
- Gunnar NimpunoShared titles: May the Devil Take You Too (2020), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Killers (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Gunnar Nimpuno
Producers
- Wicky V. OlindoShared titles: The Shadow Strays (2024), The Big 4 (2022), May the Devil Take You Too (2020), May the Devil Take You (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Headshot (2016)See all 6 shared titles with Wicky V. Olindo
- Daiwanne P. RalieShared titles: The Shadow Strays (2024), The Big 4 (2022), May the Devil Take You Too (2020), May the Devil Take You (2018), Headshot (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Daiwanne P. Ralie
- Chali SakyanShared titles: The Big 4 (2022), May the Devil Take You Too (2020), May the Devil Take You (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Chali Sakyan
- Mike WiluanShared titles: The Night Comes for Us (2018), Headshot (2016), Macabre (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Wiluan
Mixed roles
- Patrick TashadianShared titles: V/H/S/94 (2021), May the Devil Take You Too (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Tashadian
- Jamie NashShared titles: Portals (2019), V/H/S/2 (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Nash
- Daniel ManantaShared titles: Killers (2014), Macabre (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Mananta
- Gareth EvansShared titles: Killers (2014), V/H/S/2 (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Gareth Evans
