Tod Culpan "Kip" Williams (born September 27, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing films such as The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998), The Door in the Floor (2004), Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) and Cell (2016).
Biography from TMDB.
- September 27, 1968 (58)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Tod Williams' films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- 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 Tod Williams' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tod Williams' 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
7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Knights of the Zodiac(2023)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Cell(2016)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Paranormal Activity 2(2010)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
American Loser(2007)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Door in the Floor(2004)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all filmsMalibu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 1998 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Highest rated
The Door in the Floor (2004)
Most popular right now
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Film career
- 2023Screen debut· Knights of the Zodiac
How do Tod Williams' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 5 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 Tod Williams' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Tod Williams work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tod Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marcelo Zarvos shares the most, 3.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Marcelo ZarvosShared titles: Cell (2016), American Loser (2007), The Door in the Floor (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Marcelo Zarvos
- Michael SimmondsShared titles: Cell (2016), Paranormal Activity 2 (2010), American Loser (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Simmonds
- Affonso GonçalvesShared titles: American Loser (2007), The Door in the Floor (2004), The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Affonso Gonçalves
Producers
- Anne CareyShared titles: American Loser (2007), The Door in the Floor (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Carey
