Matt Reeves

About

Matthew George "Matt" Reeves (born April 27, 1966 in Rockville Center, New York, USA) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He began making movies at age eight, directing friends and using a wind-up camera. Reeves befriended filmmaker J.J. Abrams when both were 13 years old and they were making short films together. When Reeves and Abrams were 15 or 16 years old, Steven Spielberg hired them to transfer some of his own Super 8 films to videotape. Reeves began his career as a screenwriter for the films Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) and The Pallbearer (1996), the latter of which marked his feature-length directorial debut. He then transitioned into television as a director and co-creator of the drama series Felicity (1998–2002) alongside J.J. Abrams. Reeves has since directed the horror film Cloverfield (2008), the romantic horror film Let Me In (2010), and the...

Known for

ClayfaceMovie • 2026Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993The BatmanMovie • 2022The Wrecking CrewMovie • 2026FelicitySeries • 1998Batman: Caped CrusaderSeries • 2024The PenguinSeries • 2024Dawn of the Planet of the ApesMovie • 2014War for the Planet of the ApesMovie • 2017The PassageSeries • 201910 Cloverfield LaneMovie • 2016Tales from the LoopSeries • 2020ConvictionSeries • 2006AwaySeries • 2020CloverfieldMovie • 2008The Batman: Part IIMovie • 2028MiraclesSeries • 2003Animal FarmMovie • 2026LiftMovie • 2024The Cloverfield ParadoxMovie • 2018Ordinary JoeSeries • 2021Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryMovie • 1995Let Me InMovie • 2010The YardsMovie • 2000