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Chad Hayes

Chad Hayes

Writer and producer · Born April 21, 1961 (65) · Portland, Oregon, USA

Chad Hayes is an American screenwriter and producer, and twin brother of Carey Hayes. They are writing partners, and wrote such films as the 2005 remake of House of Wax, The Reaping (2007) and The Conjuring (2013). He and Carey also starred in Doublemint gum commercials in their childhood. Chad has two children: Dylan and Hanna.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1961 (65)
From
Portland, Oregon, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 40 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 36% in 30 days

What are Chad Hayes' films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
Survival
33%
Morality
20%
Bonds
19%
Society
13%
Self
8%
Power
5%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 11

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
12
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5

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 Chad Hayes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chad Hayes' 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

40 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Conjuring: First Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Characters

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites(2025)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Body Language(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It(2021)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Turning(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Crucifixion(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring 2(2016)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Annabelle(2014)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Whiteout(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Reaping(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • House of Wax(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • First Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Jumping Ship(2001)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Invincible(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • First Target(2000)

    Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Shutterspeed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Horse Sense(1999)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • First Daughter(1999)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer

  • Crowned and Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Twisted Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Down, Out & Dangerous(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Flash(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Side of the Moon(1990)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Waiter

  • Death Spa(1988)

    as Jeffrey

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon(1987)

    as Mercenary

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Rad(1986)

    as Rex Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Iverson (segment "Chameleon")

  • Otherworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Bingo

  • Bella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Coverband Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Imprint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Entity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • The LaLaurie Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 30 of them dated from 1985 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

$323M worldwide

Highest rated

The Conjuring (2013)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

  • 1986Screen debut· Rad

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 38: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 38: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting25 of 38: 19 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing12 of 38: 7 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

38 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s10 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s4 · crew

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.

How do Chad Hayes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Body Language (2024)

89th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 34/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Chad Hayes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles59–79 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles9–45 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles16–50 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles8–35 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles61–93 · median 82 · severeheavier 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 Chad Hayes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chad Hayes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carey W. Hayes shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles