Matt Schichter is a Glasgow-based, Canadian-born filmmaker. As a producer and line producer, his credits include Faith (Paul Andrew Williams; James McAvoy, Erin Doherty), James McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin', Mother Father Sister Brother Frank, Sukkwan Island and Row. Next is Phoebe and the Robot, directed by Matt Lipsey. He directed the documentaries CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (TVO, PBS) and Write Record Tour, and before that was an actor, music director and talk show and radio host, interviewing everyone from Robert De Niro and The Rock to Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. In 2003 he launched The BackStage Pass, widely considered the first podcast.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, actor, director and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Matt Schichter's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Matt Schichter's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Matt Schichter'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
20 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Sukkwan Island(2025)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
California Schemin'(2025)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Strangers in a Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Mother of All Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Murder in Amish Country(2019)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Haunted Hospitals(2018)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Cold Valley(2018)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
48 Christmas Wishes(2017)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Collision Course(2016)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Lennon or McCartney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
The Firm(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Suits(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Warehouse 13(2009)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all showsAlmost You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.
Biggest box office
California Schemin' (2025)
Highest rated
California Schemin' (2025)
Most popular right now
Gaming Show (In My Parents Garage) (2014)
Film career
- 2017Screen debut· 48 Christmas Wishes
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 Matt Schichter's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 29. 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 Matt Schichter work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matt Schichter's MovieCove titles; Matthew Campagna shares the most, 2.
- Matthew CampagnaShared titles: CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (2026), Mother Father Sister Brother Frank (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Campagna
