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Matthew Leutwyler

Matthew Leutwyler

Director, producer, writer and editor · San Francisco, California, USA

From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Matthew Leutwyler's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Self
26%
Survival
25%
Morality
14%
Bonds
13%
Society
11%
Ideas
8%
Power
2%
Purpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · 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 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Hopeful
8
Absurd
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous4

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 Leutwyler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Leutwyler'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

22 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Fight Like a Girl(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wrong Husband(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Good After Bad(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of Buckout Road(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Swipe(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Uncanny(2015)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hellbenders(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Girl Most Likely(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Plates(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Answers to Nothing(2011)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Super(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The River Why(2010)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Every Day(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Against the Current(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Wonderful World(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hindsight(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Lower Learning(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Unearthed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • The Oh in Ohio(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dead & Breakfast(2004)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as The Leg Wrestler - Loser

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • This Space Between Us(1999)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Road Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Editor · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1999 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Girl Most Likely (2012)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Spinning Plates (2012)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Super (2010)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting9 of 17: 1 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thWriting6 of 17: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing9 of 17: 7 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thEditing4 of 17: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

17 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2010s8 · crew2020s1 · 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 Matthew Leutwyler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director, writer

Fight Like a Girl (2024)

97th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Spinning Plates (2012)

Midcredits 81st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 17 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.

Is Matthew Leutwyler's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matthew Leutwyler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Leutwyler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miranda Bailey shares the most, 14.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles