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Zak Knutson

Zak Knutson

Director, producer, editor and writer, also cinematographer · Born January 4, 1974 (52) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zak Knutson (born January 4, 1974, Detroit, Michigan) is a movie producer and actor. He has a company called Chop Shop Entertainment with longtime friend Joey Figueroa. He has worked with writer and director Kevin Smith on his films and DVD projects. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zak Charles Knutson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 4, 1974 (52)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Director, producer, editor and writer, also cinematographer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all

What are Zak Knutson's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Joyful
2
Other
6

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Zak Knutson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Zak Knutson'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

25 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Supercon(2018)

    Director · Writer · as Judge Glover

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Rudy & Des (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Tusk(2014)

    as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • TripTank(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Beef Jerky / Announcer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
  • Milius(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Get the Gringo(2012)

    as American Hitman 2

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc(2009)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Fanboys(2009)

    as Bob the Trucker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'(2009)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Good Time Max(2007)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Kevin Smith: Sold Out - A Threevening with Kevin Smith(2008)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Back to the Well: Clerks II(2006)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as Self / Sexy Stud

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Clerks II(2006)

    as Sexy Stud

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • 'Clerks' 10th Anniversary Q&A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Sound Mixer

  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back(2001)

    Production Secretary · as The C.L.I.T. (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Species(1995)

    as Club Doorman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Hanz

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Football Player #2

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Coach(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doug Prescott

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1989 to 2019.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 25: 9 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting11 of 25: 6 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thWriting2 of 25: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 25: 3 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 25: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 25: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 25: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

25 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s10 · 3 acting · 8 crew2010s11 · 4 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Zak Knutson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Zak Knutson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zak Knutson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Sternbaum shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles