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Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves

Producer, director, writer and editor · Born April 27, 1966 (60) · Rockville Center, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Matthew George "Matt" Reeves (born April 27, 1966 in Rockville Center, New York, USA) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He began making movies at age eight, directing friends and using a wind-up camera. Reeves befriended filmmaker J.J. Abrams when both were 13 years old and they were making short films together. When Reeves and Abrams were 15 or 16 years old, Steven Spielberg hired them to transfer some of his own Super 8 films to videotape. Reeves began his career as a screenwriter for the films Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) and The Pallbearer (1996), the latter of which marked his feature-length directorial debut. He then transitioned into television as a director and co-creator of the drama series Felicity (1998–2002) alongside J.J. Abrams. Reeves has since directed the horror film Cloverfield (2008), the romantic horror film Let Me In (2010), and the science fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). In February 2017, Warner Bros. announced that Reeves would direct The Batman (2022) by DC, starring Robert Pattinson.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 27, 1966 (60)
From
Rockville Center, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, director, writer and editor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 47 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 52% in 30 days

What are Matt Reeves' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: 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
Bonds
31%
Morality
22%
Survival
16%
Self
14%
Power
10%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 12

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · 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 9 · Relentless 3

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 8 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
10
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous3

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 Matt Reeves' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Reeves' 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

47 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dynamic Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Producer

  • The Batman: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Director · Writer

  • Clayface(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Animal Farm(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Wrecking Crew(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Penguin(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Caped Crusader(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Lift(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Batman(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mother/Android(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary Joe(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Away(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Loop(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Passage(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Cloverfield Paradox(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • War for the Planet of the Apes(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Let Me In(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cloverfield(2008)

    Director · as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Conviction(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Gideon's Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Yards(2000)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 84 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Relativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Pallbearer(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Little Odessa(1994)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Future Shock(1994)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Petrified Forrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Cowboys and Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Creative Consultant

  • Break-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer · as Millionaire (uncredited)

  • The Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Billion-Dollar Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Button Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Code Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Kill Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Switchboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Hunt For Atlantis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Them! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled "A Daring Rescue Behind Enemy Lines" Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Churchill/Stalin Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Way Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • We Used to Live Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles, 33 of them dated from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Batman (2022)

$773M worldwide

Highest rated

The Batman (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Clayface (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 47: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting16 of 47: 6 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting11 of 47: 1 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing29 of 47: 25 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdCinematography1 of 47: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 47: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 47: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

47 titles, 13 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s9 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s6 · crew2020s11 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1996–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  2. 1996
    • Cannes award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Matt Reeves' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, writer

The Pallbearer (1996)

82nd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Penguin (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 16 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 Matt Reeves' work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles59–86 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles11–51 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles34–66 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles27–59 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles53–84 · 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 Matt Reeves work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Reeves' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Giacchino shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles