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Lucky McKee

Lucky McKee

Director, writer and producer · Born November 1, 1975 (50) · Jenny Lind, California, USA

Edward Lucky McKee (born November 1, 1975 in Jenny Lind, California) is a writer-director, best known for his psychological horror films "May" (2002) and "The Woman" (2011).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 1, 1975 (50)
From
Jenny Lind, California, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 28 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 21% in 30 days

What are Lucky McKee's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th 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
Survival
26%
Morality
20%
Self
17%
Bonds
14%
Power
13%
Society
12%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 8

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 8

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 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
9
Absurd
9
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
4
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Lucky McKee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lucky McKee'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

28 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Weird Kidz(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Poker Face(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Old Man(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • First Date(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dad on the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mike McKee

  • Deathcember(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Darlin'(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Kindred Spirits(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Elsie Hooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Tales of Halloween(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • All Cheerleaders Die(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Jug Face(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Woman(2011)

    Director · Novel · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Blue Like You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Patrick

  • Red(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Roman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer · as Roman

  • The Woods(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lost(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sick Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Teleplay

  • Masters of Horror(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • May(2002)

    Director · Music Supervisor · Screenplay · as Guy Making Out in the Elevator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • All Cheerleaders Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Woodsy

  • Boilly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Broken Ridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Untitled Geretta Geretta Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 25 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Old Man (2022)

$425K worldwide

Highest rated

Red (2008)

Midcredits 73rd

Film career

  • 2003Screen debut· May
  • 2006First top-billed film· Roman

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 28: 3 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting17 of 28: 8 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thWriting10 of 28: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing7 of 28: 7 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew1 of 28: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

28 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s9 · 3 acting · 9 crew2010s10 · crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 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 Lucky McKee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

The Weird Kidz (2022)

75th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Poker Face (2023)

Midcredits 80th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 15 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 Lucky McKee's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles55–95 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles13–73 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles25–58 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles16–46 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles57–88 · median 69 · 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 Lucky McKee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lucky McKee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zach Passero shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers