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Alan B. McElroy

Alan B. McElroy

Writer and producer · Born October 1, 1960 (66) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Alan Brian McElroy is an American writer, film director, and producer. Shortly after college graduation and marriage he taught himself to write his first screenplay from an article in Writer's Digest magazine. He then moved to Los Angeles with his wife and one script in hand, and was picked as one of thirty individuals to join the Columbia Pictures Writing Program. From that experience he acquired an agent and began writing full-time. He made his directorial debut with "Under the Car" for the Discovery Program. IMDb mini biography

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Born
October 1, 1960 (66)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 34 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 57% in 30 days

What are Alan B. McElroy's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
47%
Morality
23%
Bonds
13%
Self
7%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 16

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 12

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

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
17
Thrilling
11
Absurd
3
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Alan B. McElroy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan B. McElroy'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

34 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Beware Boiúna(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Strung(2026)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Time Bandits(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Aggro Albert

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Wrong Turn(2021)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Fractured(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Discovery(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • 6 Days(2017)

    as Policeman #3

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Condemned 2(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Guy(2015)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Marine 4: Moving Target(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Night Shift(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines(2012)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings(2011)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Tekken(2010)

    Writer · as Tekken Arena Attendant

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead(2009)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Wrong Turn 2: Dead End(2007)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Thr3e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • The Marine(2006)

    Screenplay · as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Halloween 4: Final Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Layover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Critics Choice Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Main Host

  • Left Behind: The Movie(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spawn(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spawn(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Rolling Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Story · Writer

  • Rapid Fire(1992)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Under the Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Wheels of Terror(1990)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Murder by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers(1988)

    Screenplay · Screenstory · as State Trooper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1988 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Spawn (1997)

$88M worldwide

Highest rated

Spawn (1997)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Beware Boiúna (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 34: 4 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thDirecting2 of 34: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting29 of 34: 22 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thProducing3 of 34: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

34 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s6 · crew2000s11 · 3 acting · 9 crew2010s10 · 2 acting · 9 crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 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 Alan B. McElroy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · writer

Left Behind: The Movie (2000)

93rd percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Spawn (1997)

Midcredits 90th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 26/100 and the plot and story 28/100 in their films, across 20 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 Alan B. McElroy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles57–92 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles28–75 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles47–86 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles33–52 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles63–92 · median 81 · severeheavier 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 Alan B. McElroy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan B. McElroy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Kulzer shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers