Max Landis (born August 3, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He is the son of director John Landis. He wrote scripts for the films Chronicle (2012), American Ultra (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Bright (2017). He wrote and directed the film Me Him Her (2015), produced the first two seasons of the Syfy series Channel Zero (2016), and created the series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) based on the novel, for BBC America. He has also written a limited series published by DC and Image Comics. In 2011 and 2012, he was listed among Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" young people to watch in the entertainment industry. His career stalled in 2017, following accusations from several women of emotional and sexual abuse. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 3, 1985 (41)
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Writer, director and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Max Landis' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 6
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
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 Max Landis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Max Landis' 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
22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Z! The Magical Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Shadow in the Cloud(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Bright(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Assholes(2017)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Me Him Her(2015)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Mr. Right(2015)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Victor Frankenstein(2015)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
American Ultra(2015)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Jane LA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Chronicle(2012)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Death and Return of Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Burke and Hare(2010)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Something with Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Fear Itself(2008)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Deer Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Blues Brothers 2000(1998)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Stupids(1996)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Spies Like Us(1985)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all filmsAn American Werewolf in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Deeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 1985 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Chronicle (2012)
Highest rated
Chronicle (2012)
Most popular right now
American Ultra (2015)
Film career
- 1996Screen debut· The Stupids
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 Max Landis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 8 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 Max Landis' work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Max Landis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Max Landis' MovieCove titles; John Davis shares the most, 2.
- John DavisShared titles: Victor Frankenstein (2015), Chronicle (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Davis
