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Elaine McMillion Sheldon

Elaine McMillion Sheldon

Producer, director, writer and cinematographer

Works as
Producer, director, writer and cinematographer
Titles
8 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Elaine McMillion Sheldon's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
33%
Survival
24%
Ideas
15%
Morality
11%
Bonds
10%
Self
6%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Elegiac
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Elaine McMillion Sheldon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elaine McMillion Sheldon'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

8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Humboldt USA(2026)

    Writer

  • Country Brawlers(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • King Coal(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Phoenix Rising(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • My Love: Six Stories of True Love(2021)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Recovery Boys(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 11/8/16(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Heroin(e)(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 8 MovieCove titles from 2017 to 2026.

Biggest box office

King Coal (2023)

$54K worldwide

Highest rated

King Coal (2023)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

My Love: Six Stories of True Love (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 8: 0 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting2 of 8: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 8: 2 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thCinematography1 of 8: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

8 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Elaine McMillion Sheldon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer

11/8/16 (2017)

85th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

King Coal (2023)

Midcredits 80th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Elaine McMillion Sheldon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elaine McMillion Sheldon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Curren Sheldon shares the most, 5.

Composers and cinematographers

Producers