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Writing

Simon Barrett

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Guest
The Guest
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 7.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Simon Barrett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.3, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    1.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gore 4
  • Psychological Horror 4
  • Anthology Horror 3
  • Supernatural Horror 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Found Footage 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Creature Feature 2
  • Disturbing 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Face/Off 2
Face/Off 2

Screenplay

I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil

Screenplay

2020s

7 titles · average score 58
Onslaught
Onslaught (2026)
GoodWatch score 56

Story, Screenplay

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Story

Azrael
Azrael (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Second Unit Director

Head Count
Head Count (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

Heard She Got Murdered
Heard She Got Murdered (2023)

Executive Producer

V/H/S/94
V/H/S/94 (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Seance
Seance (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay, Director

2010s

16 titles · average score 52
Temple
Temple (2017)
GoodWatch score 29

Screenplay

Blair Witch
Blair Witch (2016)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer, Co-Producer

The Guest
The Guest (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Executive Producer

You're Next
You're Next (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tiger Mask

V/H/S/2
V/H/S/2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

as Steve (segment "Tape 49")

The ABCs of Death
The ABCs of Death (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

as Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)

Contracted
Contracted (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as BJ

24 Exposures
24 Exposures (2013)
GoodWatch score 34

as Michael Bamfeaux

V/H/S
V/H/S (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Steve (segment "Tape 56")

Autoerotic
Autoerotic (2011)
GoodWatch score 31

Writer

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (2011)

Writer

A Horrible Way to Die
A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Olsen

2000s

4 titles · average score 44
Red Sands
Red Sands (2009)
GoodWatch score 31

as Matt Carson

Dead Birds
Dead Birds (2005)
GoodWatch score 55

Co-Producer, Writer

Frankenfish
Frankenfish (2004)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer

The Nothing Deal
The Nothing Deal (2000)

Screenplay, Director of Photography