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Francis Damberger

Francis Damberger

Director, actor, writer and producer · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Francis Damberger is an award winning filmmaker who hangs his hat on a ranch in Alberta, where he is the president of the Damberger Film and Cattle Co. His feature films include Solitaire, Road To Saddle River and Heart of the Sun. He worked along side Paul Gross as Producer /Associate Director and 2nd unit director on the multiple Genie award winning Passchendaele. Damberger’s episodic credits include Heartland , Due South, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Caution May Contain Nuts, Tiny Plastic Men, Tom Stone, Jake and the Kid , Mixed Blessings, So Weird, Mentors, AD 2030, Caitlin's Way and Trial By Fire, a North of 60 CBC MOW mystery. He wrote directed and acted in, The Great Tournament , a road trip docu/drama seen by 13 million viewers during the 2010 Olympics. Recently, his doc , Scouts Honor, saw him win his 13th Alberta Media Award . “Franny” has a reputation as an actors director. Respected by crews and passionate about his work, his motto is, “If you can’t be good, be great!.” Currently he has several writer/director projects in development looking for network partners.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Director, actor, writer and producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 23 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Francis Damberger's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Morality
19%
Self
13%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Joyful
3
Tense
2
Warm
2
Romantic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Francis Damberger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francis Damberger'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

23 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Key to Love(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Root of the Problem(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Plastic Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

  • The Horses of McBride(2012)

    as Stranger

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fubar II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Welder #2

  • Passchendaele(2008)

    Producer · Second Unit Director · as Mayor Costello

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Heartland(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Rich · as Rich Wannstedt

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Shoebox Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Caitlin's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · as Frank

  • So Weird(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Heart of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Jake and The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Road to Saddle River(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Rango

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Due South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Paris or Somewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mike

  • Solitaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Sylvan Lake Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Bye Bye Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ivan

  • A Mouse, a Mystery and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jerry Cole

  • Rat Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Running Brave(1983)

    as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1983 to 2023.

Highest rated

Passchendaele (2008)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 22: 7 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting11 of 22: 9 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 22: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 22: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 22: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

22 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew1990s9 · 2 acting · 7 crew2000s5 · 3 acting · 4 crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Francis Damberger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Road to Saddle River (1994)

90th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

So Weird (1999)

Midcredits 90th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 5 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 Francis Damberger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francis Damberger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Douglas Munro shares the most, 2.

Cinematographers

Producers