Clay Tarver

What are Clay Tarver's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

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 Clay Tarver's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• Hulu2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Vacation Friends (2021) · director, writer
  • Vacation Friends 2 (2023) · director, writer
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Records Collecting Dust (2015) · actor · free
  • Vacation Friends 2 (2023) · director, writer · free
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Records Collecting Dust (2015) · actor
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Silicon Valley (2014) · director, writer, producer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Joy Ride (2001) · writer
• The Criterion Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Joy Ride (2001) · writer
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Joy Ride (2001) · writer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Clay Tarver'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, 7 with a MovieCove page.

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  Vacation Friends 2(2023)

  Director · Characters · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films18^th
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  Vacation Friends(2021)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films53^rd
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  Records Collecting Dust(2015)

  as Clay Tarver

  Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films43^rd
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  Joy Ride 3: Road Kill(2014)

  Characters

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  Silicon Valley(2014)

  Show 30 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Consulting Producer · Executive Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows98^th
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  Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead(2008)

  Characters

  Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films17^th
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  Joy Ride(2001)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  What's Up Matador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

  Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1997 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Joy Ride (2001)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

Joy Ride (2001)

Midcredits 68^th

Awards

12 major nominations and no wins, 2015–2018.

1. 2018
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
   • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations

     • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
     • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
2. 2017
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
   • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations

     • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
     • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
3. 2016
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
   • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations

     • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
     • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
4. 2015
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
   • +1 other major body · 2 nominations

     • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
     • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series

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 Clay Tarver's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31^st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Mixed.

1213

• Universally Loved1
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed3

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Silicon Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 5 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 Clay Tarver's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

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 Clay Tarver work with?

People who share at least 2 of Clay Tarver's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; J.J. Abrams shares the most, 3.