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Macon Blair

Macon Blair

Actor, writer, producer and director · Born November 14, 1974 (51) · Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Macon Blair (born 1974) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, comic book writer and actor known for his roles in the films Blue Ruin (2013) and Green Room (2015), as well as his directorial debut I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Macon Blair, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 14, 1974 (51)
From
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor, writer, producer and director
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Macon Blair's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Society
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Absurd
10
Dread
8
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9

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 Macon Blair's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Macon Blair'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

45 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Slayground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Idiots(2026)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as D.D, His Buddy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Lowdown(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · as Dan Kane

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Toxic Avenger(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Dennis, the Noisy Slob

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Leads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Taylor Betts

  • Brothers(2024)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Thicket(2024)

    as Malachi Deasy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Ridge(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rent Free(2024)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lousy Carter(2023)

    as Dick Anthony

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer · as Rick

  • 57 Seconds(2023)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer(2023)

    as Lloyd Garrison

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Reservation Dogs(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rob

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • I Care a Lot(2020)

    as Feldstrom

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I've Got Issues(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt(2020)

    as Envoy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I Blame Society(2020)

    as Aaron Robertson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Kindred Spirits(2019)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Thing(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Phantom Stranger

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Sister Aimee(2019)

    as Harold McPherson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Hold the Dark(2018)

    Screenplay · as Shan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Road(2018)

    as Dustin Zahn

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Florida Project(2017)

    as Tourist John

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Logan Lucky(2017)

    as Special Agent Brad Noonan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Room 104(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer · as George

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Small Crimes(2017)

    Writer · as Scotty

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Into the Who Knows!(2017)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mustang Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bill

  • I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore(2017)

    Director · Writer · as Bar Dude

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Green Room(2015)

    Co-Producer · as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Gold(2016)

    as Connie Wright

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Blue Ruin(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Dwight Evans

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hellbenders(2012)

    as Macon

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey's Paw(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Orlando(2012)

    as Glenn

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • You Hurt My Feelings(2011)

    Associate Producer · as Macon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Side by Each (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Billy Glover

  • Murder Party(2007)

    Executive Producer · Stunts · as Macon

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gretchen(2005)

    as Nick Rangoon

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Anger Eater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer · as Bill

  • Crabwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer · as Gordon Mooner

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Conner Robb

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Goldfarb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer · as Macon

  • The Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 43 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Green Room (2015)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Thunder Road (2018)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Idiots (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19982026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 45: 25 only acting, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thDirecting5 of 45: 0 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thWriting12 of 45: 3 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thProducing9 of 45: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew1 of 45: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

45 titles, 16 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2000s5 · 5 acting · 3 crew2010s19 · 18 acting · 8 crew2020s17 · 14 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
0717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 2 major nominations, 2017–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Television Movie
  2. 2017
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic

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.

How do Macon Blair's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

I've Got Issues (2019)

91st percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Oppenheimer (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Macon Blair's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles40–95 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles16–53 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles57–85 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles33–69 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles29–88 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Macon Blair work with?

People who share at least 2 of Macon Blair's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brooke Blair shares the most, 9.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles