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Jake Van Wagoner

Jake Van Wagoner

Actor, director and producer

Jake has been working in film for over 10 years and started as a production assistant. After working as a producer and production manager in Utah for many years, Jake was brought on as a staff writer and comedy producer for truTV’s “Impractical Jokers.” He has produced a bunch of feature films, including “The Saratov Approach,” shot in 14 days, in two countries, along with the cult hit “Once I Was A Beehive.” He wrote, directed and starred in “My Brother the Time Traveler” aka “Christmas Time.”

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor, director and producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27

What are Jake Van Wagoner's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Romance 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
42%
Self
20%
Society
19%
Survival
12%
Morality
6%
Power
1%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Hopeful
11
Tense
5
Romantic
6
Joyful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet6

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 Jake Van Wagoner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jake Van Wagoner'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

25 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kentucky Roses(2026)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Edie Arnold Is a Loser(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Christmas on Duty(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Deck the Walls(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Arcadian(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Once I Was Engaged(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Vienna(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Tree Lane(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Holly & Ivy(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Bow(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Love, Fall & Order(2019)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Out of Liberty(2019)

    as Cyrus Daniels

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Break-In(2018)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer · as Jake Bernard

  • Don Verdean(2015)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dudes & Dragons(2015)

    as Samton

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • 47 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Henry

  • Once I Was a Beehive(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Jackie & Ryan(2014)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Mentor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Saratov Approach(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dragonfyre(2013)

    as Leeroy

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Vamp U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jared

  • Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Saratov Approach (2013)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Edie Arnold Is a Loser (2026)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Arcadian (2024)

Film career

  • 2013Screen debut· Vamp U

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 19: 6 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting5 of 19: 4 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 19: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 19: 4 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew4 of 19: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s11 · 7 acting · 5 crew2020s7 · 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 Jake Van Wagoner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Once I Was Engaged (2021)

87th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Edie Arnold Is a Loser (2026)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Jake Van Wagoner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jake Van Wagoner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David M. Wulf shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers