Chad Villella (born February 12, 1977) is an American producer, writer, director and actor. He is the co-creator of Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. His films include V/H/S, Devil's Due, Southbound, Ready or Not, Scream, Scream VI, and Abigail. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chad Villella, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 12, 1977 (49)
- Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA
- Producer and director
- 15 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Chad Villella's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 4 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 9
Grounded 3 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 14
Steady 0 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 6
Casual 1 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous6
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 Chad Villella's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Chad Villella'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, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Scream 7(2026)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Sweet Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Fountain of Youth(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Stereo-Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Full Moon Glory Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Abigail(2024)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
V/H/S/85(2023)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Scream VI(2023)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
V/H/S/99(2022)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Scream(2022)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
V/H/S/94(2021)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Phobias(2021)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Ready or Not(2019)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Southbound(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Devil's Due(2014)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
V/H/S(2012)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Filming of Shakey Willis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Breedlove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Loser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Man Vs. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Something Murdered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Robots Go Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
White Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 17 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Scream 7 (2026)
Highest rated
Ready or Not (2019)
Most popular right now
Scream 7 (2026)
Film career
- 2012Screen debut· V/H/S
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 Chad Villella's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 15 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 Chad Villella's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense 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 Chad Villella work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chad Villella's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Bettinelli-Olpin shares the most, 14.
Directors
- Matt Bettinelli-OlpinShared titles: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project (2025), Fountain of Youth (2025), Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), V/H/S/85 (2023), Scream (2022), V/H/S/99 (2022), Phobias (2021), V/H/S/94 (2021), Ready or Not (2019), Southbound (2015) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
- Tyler GillettShared titles: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project (2025), Fountain of Youth (2025), Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), V/H/S/85 (2023), Scream (2022), V/H/S/99 (2022), Phobias (2021), V/H/S/94 (2021), Ready or Not (2019), Southbound (2015) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Tyler Gillett
- David BrucknerShared titles: V/H/S/85 (2023), V/H/S/99 (2022), V/H/S/94 (2021), Southbound (2015), V/H/S (2012)See all 5 shared titles with David Bruckner
- Radio SilenceShared titles: V/H/S/85 (2023), V/H/S/94 (2021), Southbound (2015), V/H/S (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Radio Silence
Writers
- Guy BusickShared titles: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), Scream 7 (2026), Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022), Ready or Not (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Guy Busick
- James VanderbiltShared titles: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), Scream 7 (2026), Fountain of Youth (2025), Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022), Ready or Not (2019)See all 7 shared titles with James Vanderbilt
- Brad MiskaShared titles: V/H/S/85 (2023), V/H/S/99 (2022), V/H/S/94 (2021), Southbound (2015), V/H/S (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Brad Miska
- Kevin WilliamsonShared titles: Scream 7 (2026), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin Williamson
Actors
- Jasmin Savoy BrownShared titles: Scream 7 (2026), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Jasmin Savoy Brown
- Mason GoodingShared titles: Scream 7 (2026), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Mason Gooding
- Melissa BarreraShared titles: Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Melissa Barrera
- Courteney CoxShared titles: Scream 7 (2026), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Courteney Cox
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Brett JutkiewiczShared titles: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), Scream VI (2023), V/H/S/85 (2023), Scream (2022), Ready or Not (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Brett Jutkiewicz
- Brian TylerShared titles: Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022), Ready or Not (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Brian Tyler
- Thom NewellShared titles: V/H/S/85 (2023), V/H/S/99 (2022), V/H/S/94 (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Thom Newell
- Alex JacobsShared titles: V/H/S/85 (2023), V/H/S/99 (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Jacobs
Producers
- William SherakShared titles: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), Scream 7 (2026), Fountain of Youth (2025), Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022), Ready or Not (2019)See all 7 shared titles with William Sherak
- Paul NeinsteinShared titles: Scream 7 (2026), Fountain of Youth (2025), Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022)See all 5 shared titles with Paul Neinstein
- Ron LynchShared titles: Scream 7 (2026), Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023), Scream (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Ron Lynch
- Tripp VinsonShared titles: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), Fountain of Youth (2025), Abigail (2024), Ready or Not (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Tripp Vinson
