Charles Kidd II (born September 25, 1987), known professionally as Calmatic, is an American filmmaker from Los Angeles known for music videos and commercials. He gained widespread fame in 2019 for directing the video for "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, which won the 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Music Video. He has also worked with Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Anderson .Paak, Pharrell Williams, and Jay-Z, among others. In 2019 he directed the remake of the 1990 film House Party being developed by LeBron James, which is his feature length debut. His next movie, a reboot of the 1992 sports comedy film White Men Can't Jump, is going to be released in Hulu in 2023.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 25, 1987 (39)
- Los Angeles, California, U.S
- Director, actor and producer
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Calmatic's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
Moods and endings
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 Calmatic's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Calmatic'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
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
The Vince Staples Show(2024)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
White Men Can't Jump(2023)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
House Party(2023)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Canvas: Los Angeles(2021)
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 2021 to 2024.
Awards
Won a Grammy Award in 2020, Best Music Video.
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.
Is Calmatic's 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 Calmatic work with?
People who share at least 2 of Calmatic's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Myles Bullock shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Myles BullockShared titles: The Vince Staples Show (2024), White Men Can't Jump (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Myles Bullock
- Vince StaplesShared titles: The Vince Staples Show (2024), White Men Can't Jump (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Vince Staples
Producers
- Kenya BarrisShared titles: The Vince Staples Show (2024), White Men Can't Jump (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Kenya Barris
