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Andrew van den Houten

Andrew van den Houten

Producer, also director · Born October 9, 1979 (47) · New York City, New York, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Andrew van den Houten is an American film director and (executive) producer through production company Hood River Entertainment and media company 79th & Broadway Entertainment.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 9, 1979 (47)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Andrew van den Houten's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
32%
Morality
18%
Bonds
17%
Self
16%
Power
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Survival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 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 7 · Serious 12 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 6 · 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 13 · Intense 18

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

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 22 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Dread
23
Melancholic
11
Thrilling
8
Contemplative
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Unsettling22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous11

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 Andrew van den Houten's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew van den Houten'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

44 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wildcards(2026)

    Producer

  • Black Heat(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Long Game(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 15 Cameras(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Call Her King(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • King of Killers(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • A Day to Die(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Islanders(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Haymaker(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dashcam(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Back(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Block Island Sound(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Darlin'(2019)

    Producer · as Photo journalist Charlie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Sadistic Intentions(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Honeymoon Phase(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Ranger(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Breaking & Exiting(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 14 Cameras(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Night Sitter(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Women and Sometimes Men(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Beach House(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Camera Obscura(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Central Park(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • 13 Cameras(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Broken Mile(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • No Way to Live(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • She's Allergic to Cats(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • All Cheerleaders Die(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jug Face(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • In Heaven There Is No Beer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Malignant(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Funeral Kings(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ghoul(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • In the Family(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Woman(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rising Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · as Rising Stars MC

  • Made for Each Other(2009)

    Producer · as Charlie the Wing Eater

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Offspring(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Home Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • The Girl Next Door(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Headspace(2005)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Jackrabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Mercy Mercy Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Courtland

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

King of Killers (2023)

$136K worldwide

Highest rated

In the Family (2011)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Girl Next Door (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 30: 0 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting2 of 30: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing29 of 30: 24 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score20th

30 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s15 · 2 acting · 15 crew2020s8 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2012, Best First Feature.

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 Andrew van den Houten's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of the 38 of 39 with a score; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th27

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · producer

Black Heat (2024)

98th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

In the Family (2011)

Midcredits 83rd · 68% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Andrew van den Houten's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles33–89 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles23–67 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles47–84 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles24–74 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles42–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier 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 Andrew van den Houten work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew van den Houten's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Tonino shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles