Portrait of Jeff Nichols

Directing

Jeff Nichols

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Take Shelter
Take Shelter
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jeff Nichols Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Southern Gothic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
King Snake
King Snake

Producer, Writer

The Passenger
The Passenger

Director

Stella Maris
Stella Maris

Director

Yankee Comandante
Yankee Comandante

Screenplay, Director

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 69
Love Letter to Texas
Love Letter to Texas (2026)

Director, Writer

Train Dreams
Train Dreams (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Thanks

Eric LaRue
Eric LaRue (2025)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer

The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Sometimes I Think About Dying
Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Thanks

A Texas Mermaid Movie
A Texas Mermaid Movie (2024)

Executive Producer

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 69
Midnight Special
Midnight Special (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

Loving
Loving (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Director

In the Radiant City
In the Radiant City (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

Producer

Hellion
Hellion (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

Executive Producer

Mud
Mud (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Writer

Computer Chess
Computer Chess (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

Thanks

Take Shelter
Take Shelter (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Director

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 71
Shotgun Stories
Shotgun Stories (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Come Early Morning
Come Early Morning (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lee Young

Be Here to Love Me
Be Here to Love Me (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

Production Manager

Noble Chrome Pirates
Noble Chrome Pirates (2001)

Writer, Director