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Anthony Cousins

Anthony Cousins

Director, producer, writer and cinematographer

Anthony Cousins is an American horror filmmaker and cinematographer best known for creating the cult cryptid feature Frogman and its sequel Frogman Returns. With a background spanning grip, gaffer, camera operator, and director of photography roles, Cousins brings a hands-on, practical-effects-driven sensibility to his work — blending scrappy indie energy with meticulous technical craft. Before stepping fully into the director’s chair, Cousins built a reputation behind the camera on genre projects including Scare Package, Revealer, and numerous independent shorts and features. A lifelong horror fan influenced by practical-effects classics, Cousins champions handmade monster suits, in-camera effects, and the immersive realism of found footage storytelling. His work reflects a filmmaker who understands genre from the ground up — technically, creatively, and communally.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, producer, writer and cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Anthony Cousins' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Survival
34%
Self
26%
Ideas
18%
Society
12%
Morality
5%
Bonds
5%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Tense
5
Thrilling
4
Dread
1

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Anthony Cousins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Cousins' 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, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Killing Cell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Co-Producer

  • Frogman Returns(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Frogman(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Last Thing She Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Blair Grim Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Fat Fleshy Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole F*cking Face Explodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Happily Never After(2022)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Revealer(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Scare Package(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Night He Came Back Again! Part IV: The Final Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Scamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • 10/31 Part 2(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Peek a Boo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • The Bloody Ballad of Squirt Reynolds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • When Susurrus Stirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Bad Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Assistant Editor · Cinematographer · Producer · Special Effects

  • Frogman 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • The Kentucky Goblins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 2013 to 2026.

Highest rated

Scare Package (2019)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 18: 6 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting7 of 18: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing8 of 18: 1 only producing, 7 with another roleCinematography6 of 18: 1 only cinematography, 5 with another roleOther crew2 of 18: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Anthony Cousins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Frogman Returns (2025)

88th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Frogman Returns (2025)

Midcredits 85th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Anthony Cousins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Cousins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Karsko shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers