Matthew Ninaber is an actor and director. He is best known for his role as Psycho Goreman in the same titled film Psycho Goreman, where he plays an evil monster looking to destroy the universe. He is also known for directing Death Valley (2021), Transference: Escape the Dark (2020) and Extraction Day (2014).
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, director, writer, editor, producer and cinematographer
- 8 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Matthew Ninaber's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Shadowas Psycho Goreman (PG) in Psycho Goreman (2020)
- Tricksteras Psycho Goreman (PG) in Psycho Goreman (2020)
- Shadowas Monster in Death Valley (2021)
- Allyas William in A Knight's War (2025)
- Allyas Luca in Death Cycle (2025)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous6
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 Matthew Ninaber's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Ninaber'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
11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

Hy3na (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Deathstalker(2025)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Death Cycle(2025)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
A Knight's War(2025)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Unbankable(2024)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
In a Violent Nature(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Death Valley(2021)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Transference(2020)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Psycho Goreman(2020)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Extraction Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Bayou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office
In a Violent Nature (2024)

Highest rated
Psycho Goreman (2020)

Most popular right now
In a Violent Nature (2024)
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· PG: Psycho Goreman
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Matthew Ninaber's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 25. 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.
Is Matthew Ninaber's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Matthew Ninaber work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matthew Ninaber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeremy Ninaber shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Jennifer LloydShared titles: Death Valley (2021), Transference (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Lloyd
Actors
- Jeremy NinaberShared titles: A Knight's War (2025), In a Violent Nature (2024), Death Valley (2021), Transference (2020)See all 4 shared titles with Jeremy Ninaber

- Kristen KasterShared titles: A Knight's War (2025), Death Cycle (2025), Death Valley (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Kristen Kaster

- Kristen MacCullochShared titles: A Knight's War (2025), Psycho Goreman (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Kristen MacCulloch

- Ethan MitchellShared titles: Death Valley (2021), Transference (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ethan Mitchell

Composers and cinematographers
- Brent TremainShared titles: A Knight's War (2025), Death Valley (2021), Transference (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Brent Tremain
- Sean CroleyShared titles: A Knight's War (2025), Death Valley (2021), Transference (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Croley

Producers
- Michael James ReganShared titles: A Knight's War (2025), In a Violent Nature (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Michael James Regan

- Patrick EwaldShared titles: A Knight's War (2025), Death Valley (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Ewald

- Peter KuplowskyShared titles: In a Violent Nature (2024), Psycho Goreman (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Kuplowsky

- Shannon HanmerShared titles: In a Violent Nature (2024), Psycho Goreman (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Shannon Hanmer
Mixed roles
- James FlerShared titles: Death Cycle (2025), Psycho Goreman (2020)See all 2 shared titles with James Fler



