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Shaun Donnelly

Shaun Donnelly

Producer, writer, director and editor

Works as
Producer, writer, director and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove

What are Shaun Donnelly's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
51%
Survival
25%
Self
11%
Bonds
9%
Society
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Shaun Donnelly's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Shaun Donnelly'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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • John, 316(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Gone by Dawn 2: Dead by Dusk(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Breaking Spirits(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Gone by Dawn(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 5 MovieCove titles from 2016 to 2020.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 5: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 5: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing5 of 5: 1 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thEditing2 of 5: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

5 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Shaun Donnelly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th5

Reviewers score the dialogue 29/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Shaun Donnelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shaun Donnelly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jayson Therrien shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles