Portrait of Derek Kolstad

Writing

Derek Kolstad

Career

Active from 2012 to 2026, busiest in 2021 and 2025 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Derek Kolstad Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • High-Octane Action Thriller 2
  • Stylized Gun-Fu Action 2
  • Buddy Cop Dynamic 2
  • Showbiz Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

15 titles
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage

Producer

Canyon
Canyon

Producer, Screenplay

The Reckoner
The Reckoner

Writer, Producer

Coyote Blue
Coyote Blue

Screenplay

Booker
Booker

Producer, Writer

A Darker Shade of Magic
A Darker Shade of Magic

Writer

Painter
Painter

Producer, Screenplay

Normal 2
Normal 2

Characters

Shield of Sparrows
Shield of Sparrows

Writer, Executive Producer

Just Watch Me
Just Watch Me

Writer

Time Agent
Time Agent

Screenplay

Acolyte
Acolyte

Screenplay

2020s

7 titles · average score 63
Normal
Normal (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Screenplay

Nobody 2
Nobody 2 (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

Ballerina
Ballerina (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

Characters

Die Hart
Die Hart (2023)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer, Executive Producer

John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

Characters

The Princess
The Princess (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer

Nobody
Nobody (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Executive Producer

2010s

5 titles · average score 62
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

Characters, Screenplay

John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

Characters, Writer

John Wick
John Wick (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

The Package
The Package (2013)
GoodWatch score 31

Writer

One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber (2012)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer