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Akela Cooper

Akela Cooper

Writer, also director and actor · Hayti, Missouri, USA

Akela Cooper is an American screenwriter and television producer. She is the screenwriter of horror films including Hell Fest (2018), Malignant (2021), M3GAN (2022) and The Nun II (2023). Cooper was named in Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021 list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akela Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Hayti, Missouri, USA
Works as
Writer, also director and actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Akela Cooper's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Survival
23%
Society
20%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
8%
Power
6%
Morality
2%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · 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 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Absurd
4
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Akela Cooper's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akela Cooper'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

21 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Last Frontier(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • M3GAN 2.0(2025)

    Characters · Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Nun II(2023)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • M3GAN(2022)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Malignant(2021)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jupiter's Legacy(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Chambers(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Hell Fest(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The 100(2014)

    Show 29 episodes · Co-Producer · Executive Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Witches of East End(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers Assemble(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Tron: Uprising(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Grimm(2011)

    Show 22 episodes · Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Deepest, Darkest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Don't Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • It's Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • The Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 17 of them dated from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Nun II (2023)

$270M worldwide

Highest rated

Tron: Uprising (2012)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

The Nun II (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 21: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting20 of 21: 11 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing9 of 21: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

21 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s8 · 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 Akela Cooper's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director, writer

The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors (2025)

64th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Grimm (2011)

Midcredits 91st · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 7 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.

Is Akela Cooper's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles61–90 · median 80 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles13–27 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles41–60 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles10–33 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles54–88 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Akela Cooper work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akela Cooper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Wan shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers