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Misty Talley

Misty Talley

Editor, producer and director

Misty Talley is a Director/Editor and lifelong Cinephile. She started her career in 2009 as an Assistant Editor before quickly rising in the ranks to Editor, working on a mix of feature-length films, shorts, and documentaries before beginning her directing work with the 2011 short film 'Soup's On!' In 2013 her second short film 'Ten to Sing' was accepted into the Cannes Shorts' Corner and shortly after she directed her first feature film 'Zombie Shark' which gained her the honor of being the first woman to direct a Syfy Channel original film. She has since followed it up by directing 3 more feature films for Syfy, and all the while editing a wide variety of films, including the third installment of the popular Jeepers Creepers franchise, along with dozens of made-for-TV films and episodic works.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Editor, producer and director
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Misty Talley's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Bonds
35%
Survival
27%
Morality
14%
Society
11%
Self
9%
Ideas
3%
Power
1%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 6 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
10
Hopeful
10
Absurd
7
Melancholic
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Misty Talley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Misty Talley'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, 39 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Inheritance(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Mayfair Witches(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Visual Effects Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • A New Orleans Noel(2022)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Southern Family Christmas(2022)

    Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Girlfriendship(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • To Her, with Love(2022)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Every Time a Bell Rings(2021)

    Co-Producer · Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Look Away, Look Away(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shapeless(2021)

    Post Production Producer · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Bite Size Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Post Production Producer

  • The Long Shadow(2019)

    Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Wish(2019)

    Co-Producer · Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Louisiana(2019)

    Co-Producer · Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hometown Christmas(2018)

    Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Contract(2018)

    Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Santa Jaws(2018)

    Director · Co-Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Mississippi(2017)

    Editor · Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jeepers Creepers III(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mississippi River Sharks(2017)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Secrets in Suburbia(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Nanny Seduction(2017)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Ozark Sharks(2015)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Follower(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Parallax Theory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

  • Shark Island(2015)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Si (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Starve(2014)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Status: Unknown(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Christmas on the Bayou(2013)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Alligator Alley(2013)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Shark(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Flying Monkeys(2012)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Heebie Jeebies(2013)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • American Horror House(2012)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Haunted High(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Arachnoquake(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tornado Warning(2012)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • T-Galop: A Louisiana Horse Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Miami Magma(2011)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Storm War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Swamp Shark(2011)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mask Maker(2011)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Monsterwolf(2010)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 2010 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Jeepers Creepers III (2017)

$4M worldwide

Highest rated

My Southern Family Christmas (2022)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Jeepers Creepers III (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 43: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleProducing6 of 43: 1 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thEditing28 of 43: 15 only editing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score19thOther crew22 of 43: 13 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score13th

43 titles, 14 with more than one role — editing and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2010s32 · crew2020s11 · 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 Misty Talley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 39 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · editor

Look Away, Look Away (2021)

96th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

My Southern Family Christmas (2022)

Midcredits 74th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Misty Talley's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 15 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Misty Talley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Misty Talley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Morgan Smith shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles