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Adam O'Brien

Adam O'Brien

Director, writer and producer, also editor

Works as
Director, writer and producer, also editor
Titles
11 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 Adam O'Brien's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th 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
74%
Self
10%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Bonds
3%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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 7 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
8
Absurd
3
Melancholic
4

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Adam O'Brien's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam O'Brien'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, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bury the Devil(2026)

    Director · Editor · Idea · Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Mom(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Source of Shadows(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Aquaslash(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Invoking 4(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Zombie World 2(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Banshee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Story

  • The Invoking 2(2015)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Zombieworld(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Insane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Story

  • Apocalypse Marathon Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Apocalypse Marathon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Nourrir sa foi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer

  • Bloodbath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer

  • A Little Off the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Loss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer

  • Wretched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Aquaslash (2019)

$151K worldwide

Highest rated

Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (2020)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

Bury the Devil (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing19 of 20: 4 only directing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score7thWriting12 of 20: 0 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score4thProducing10 of 20: 1 only producing, 9 with another roleEditing1 of 20: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

20 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s6 · crew

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 Adam O'Brien's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 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 10

Approval · how many liked their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer

The Source of Shadows (2020)

86th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (2020)

Midcredits 49th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 29/100 in their films, across 9 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 Adam O'Brien work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam O'Brien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolás Onetti shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles