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Directing

Matt Shakman

Career

Active from 1988 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Nightman Cometh: Live
The Nightman Cometh: Live
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Matt Shakman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sharp Witty Dialogue 6
  • Sharp Dialogue 5
  • Character-Driven Narrative 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Witty Banter 3
  • Found Family 3
  • Dark Humor 3
  • Comfort Viewing 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Last Orbit
The Last Orbit

Director

Untitled Planet of the Apes Film
Untitled Planet of the Apes Film

Producer, Director

2020s

1 title · average score 66
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

2010s

1 title · average score 47
Cut Bank
Cut Bank (2014)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

2000s

2 titles · average score 89
The Nightman Cometh: Live
The Nightman Cometh: Live (2009)
GoodWatch score 92

Director

A Very Sunny Christmas
A Very Sunny Christmas (2009)
GoodWatch score 86

Supervising Producer

1980s

6 titles · average score 64
Meet the Hollowheads
Meet the Hollowheads (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

as Billy Hollowhead

Just the Ten of Us
Just the Ten of Us (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Graham "J.R." Lubbock, Jr.

A Night at the Magic Castle
A Night at the Magic Castle (1988)

as Maxfield 'Max' Finch III

Growing Pains
Growing Pains (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Graham Jr.

Night Court
Night Court (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Brian

Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

1970s

1 title · average score 46
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show