- Director, producer and writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Known for
What are Richard Dale's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
- Other1
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 Richard Dale's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Dale'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, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Swans: Mystery of the Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Earth: One Amazing Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Earth: One Amazing Day(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
T. Rex Autopsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Inside the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Surviving D-Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Curiosity(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Rocketmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Moonshot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Clash of the Dinosaurs(2009)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
When We Left Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Blackbeard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Inside the Twin Towers(2006)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Infrarouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

D-Day 6.6.1944(2004)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Walking with Cavemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Walking with Cavemen(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Human Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles from 1998 to 2021.

Biggest box office
Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)

Highest rated
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)

Most popular right now
Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
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 Richard Dale's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 6 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 Richard Dale work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Dale's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Parnham shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Nick GreenShared titles: Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Green
Writers
- Ed FieldsShared titles: When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008), Inside the Twin Towers (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ed Fields
- Andrew BampfieldShared titles: Inside the Twin Towers (2006), D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Bampfield
Actors
- Richard CoyleShared titles: Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010), Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Coyle

- Buzz AldrinShared titles: NASA: Triumph and Tragedy (2009), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Buzz Aldrin

- Charles DukeShared titles: NASA: Triumph and Tragedy (2009), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Duke

- Eugene CernanShared titles: NASA: Triumph and Tragedy (2009), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Eugene Cernan

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Peter ParnhamShared titles: Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010), Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008), Diana: Last Days of a Princess (2007), Inside the Twin Towers (2006), D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004), Walking with Cavemen (2003)See all 7 shared titles with Peter Parnham
- Paul JenkinsShared titles: Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes (2018), Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008), Diana: Last Days of a Princess (2007), Inside the Twin Towers (2006), D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004)See all 6 shared titles with Paul Jenkins
- Alex HeffesShared titles: Kreislauf des Lebens: Die Gaia-Hypothese (2022), Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Heffes

- Andi Campbell-WaiteShared titles: Kreislauf des Lebens: Die Gaia-Hypothese (2022), Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Andi Campbell-Waite
Producers
- Bill HowardShared titles: Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010), Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008), Diana: Last Days of a Princess (2007), Inside the Twin Towers (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Bill Howard

- Tim GoodchildShared titles: Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010), Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008), Diana: Last Days of a Princess (2007), Inside the Twin Towers (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Tim Goodchild
- Michael RobinsShared titles: Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008), Diana: Last Days of a Princess (2007), Inside the Twin Towers (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Robins
- John TerpShared titles: Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010), Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009), When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)See all 3 shared titles with John Terp
