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Colin West

Colin West

Director, producer, writer and cinematographer · Born June 5, 1987 (39) · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Colin West is an award-winning writer and director based in Los Angeles. His films include Linoleum starring Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Michael Ian Black and Tony Shalhoub, and Double Walker co-written by and starring Sylvie Mix. He also produced the Stacy Keach led film Survival Skills, sponsored by Film Independent.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 5, 1987 (39)
From
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and cinematographer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Colin West's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Self
30%
Ideas
11%
Bonds
9%
Survival
9%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 0 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Colin West's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Colin West'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

13 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sicilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Black Spine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Linoleum(2022)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Double Walker(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Survival Skills(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Blood Puppet! Christmas '94 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Co-Producer

  • Here & Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Pink Plastic Flamingos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Long Slow Flight of the Ashbot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • We Were Not Made For This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • So It Was With Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer

  • Monty the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • Outside of Cleveland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2012 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Linoleum (2022)

$88K worldwide

Highest rated

Linoleum (2022)

Midcredits 69th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 13: 5 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 13: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 13: 3 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography2 of 13: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another role

13 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s5 · crew

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

How do Colin West's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer, cinematographer

Double Walker (2021)

69th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Linoleum (2022)

Midcredits 69th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 3 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 Colin West work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colin West's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keara Burton shares the most, 3.

Composers and editors

Producers