Frances Margaret Doel (April 15, 1942 — May 26, 2025) was an English writer, producer, and studio executive, known for her collaborations with prolific B-movie director Roger Corman.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 15, 1942
- May 26, 2025 (aged 83)
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Writer and producer, also actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Frances Doel's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 7
Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 6
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3
Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- 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 Frances Doel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
Subscription and free streaming for Frances Doel'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
19 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Palace of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Dinoshark(2010)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Cyclops(2008)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Supergator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Dinocroc(2004)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Raptor(2001)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Black Scorpion(2001)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Stray Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Starship Troopers(1997)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Sea Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Alien Avengers(1996)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Black Rose of Harlem(1996)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Big Bad Mama II(1987)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Avalanche(1978)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Deathsport(1978)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Crazy Mama(1975)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Big Bad Mama(1974)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Trip(1967)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1967 to 2013.
Biggest box office
Dinocroc (2004)
Highest rated
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)
Most popular right now
Big Bad Mama (1974)
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 Frances Doel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the dialogue 32/100 and the plot and story 29/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Frances Doel's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Frances Doel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frances Doel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 13.
Directors
- Roger CormanShared titles: Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011), Dinoshark (2010), Cyclops (2008), Dinocroc (2004), Raptor (2001), Alien Avengers (1996), Black Rose of Harlem (1996), Big Bad Mama II (1987), Avalanche (1978), Deathsport (1978), Crazy Mama (1975), Big Bad Mama (1974) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Roger Corman
- Kevin O'NeillShared titles: Dinoshark (2010), Dinocroc (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin O'Neill
- Jim WynorskiShared titles: Raptor (2001), Big Bad Mama II (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Wynorski
Writers
- William W. NortonShared titles: Big Bad Mama II (1987), Big Bad Mama (1974)See all 2 shared titles with William W. Norton
Actors
- David CarradineShared titles: Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011), Deathsport (1978)See all 2 shared titles with David Carradine
- Eric BalfourShared titles: Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011), Dinoshark (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Balfour
- Gary J. TunnicliffeShared titles: Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011), Dinoshark (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Gary J. Tunnicliffe
- Dan GoldenShared titles: Dinoshark (2010), Cyclops (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Golden
Cinematographers and editors
- Vikram KaleShared titles: Dinoshark (2010), Cyclops (2008), Dinocroc (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Vikram Kale
- Olena KuhtaryevaShared titles: Dinoshark (2010), Cyclops (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Olena Kuhtaryeva
- Larry BockShared titles: Avalanche (1978), Deathsport (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Bock
- Bruce LoganShared titles: Crazy Mama (1975), Big Bad Mama (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Logan
Producers
- Julie CormanShared titles: Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011), Dinoshark (2010), Cyclops (2008), Crazy Mama (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Julie Corman
- Michael AmatoShared titles: Alien Avengers (1996), Black Rose of Harlem (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Amato
Mixed roles
- Lewis TeagueShared titles: Avalanche (1978), Crazy Mama (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Lewis Teague
