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Scotty Landes

Scotty Landes

Writer, actor and producer · Reisterstown, Maryland, USA

Scotty Landes is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the films Ma (2019), Deadcon (2019) and The Machine (2023).

Biography from TMDB.

From
Reisterstown, Maryland, USA
Works as
Writer, actor and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 12 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 66% in 30 days

What are Scotty Landes' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
36%
Morality
26%
Bonds
14%
Self
14%
Survival
8%
Power
2%
Fame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Joyful
4
Tense
4
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2

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 Scotty Landes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Scotty Landes' 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

12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Machine(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bhaag Beanie Bhaag(2020)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Deadcon(2019)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ma(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Who Is America?(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ballmastrz: 9009(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Adam Devine's House Party(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Hungry Man · as Hungry Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Bunk(2012)

    Show as Dance Cake

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Money from Strangers(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Workaholics(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ma 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

  • Thicc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles, 7 of them dated from 2011 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Ma (2019)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Who Is America? (2018)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Ma (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 9: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 9: 6 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thProducing1 of 9: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s6 · 2 acting · 5 crew2020s1 · 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.

How do Scotty Landes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Bhaag Beanie Bhaag (2020)

99th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Who Is America? (2018)

Midcredits 89th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 25/100 in their films, across 3 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 Scotty Landes' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Scotty Landes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scotty Landes' MovieCove titles; Kurt Braunohler shares the most, 2.