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Chris Nelson

Chris Nelson

Director and producer

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are Chris Nelson's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
44%
Bonds
40%
Morality
16%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 0 · Earnest 2

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Warm
2
Tense
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Chris Nelson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Nelson'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

8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Reunion(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Date(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • My Dead Ex(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • As It Is in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as David

  • Date and Switch(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ass Backwards(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Cara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Eye on the Sparrow(1987)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1987 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Date and Switch (2014)

$28K worldwide

Highest rated

The Perfect Date (2019)

Midcredits 38th

Most popular right now

Reunion (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 8: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting6 of 8: 4 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting1 of 8: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 8: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s1 · crew2010s5 · 1 acting · 4 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 Chris Nelson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Eye on the Sparrow (1987)

69th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

My Dead Ex (2018)

Midcredits 53rd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 30. 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 Chris Nelson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Chris Nelson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Nelson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Kaplan shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers