Richard Schenkman is an award-winning American screenwriter, film producer, film director and occasional actor. Throughout his career, he has frequently also been credited as "George Axmith".
Biography from TMDB.
- March 6, 1958 (68)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Known for
What are Richard Schenkman's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
Light 5 · Serious 9 · Dark 2
Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 4
Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 3
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous4
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 Schenkman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- The Man from Earth (2007) · director, producer · free
- Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998) · director, writer, producer · free
- 18½ (2021) · producer · free
- I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015) · director, producer · free
- The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017) · director, writer, producer · free
- Layover (2012) · director · free
- A Father's Secret (2016) · director, writer · free
- Angel 4: Undercover (1994) · actor, director · free
- Zombie Night (2013) · writer · free
- Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012) · director, writer · free
- 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013) · actor, director, writer · free
- Midnight Pulp, show their 3 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- IndiePix Unlimited, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- PixL, show their title on PixL
- Screambox, show their title on Screambox
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Schenkman'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
29 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Making of 'The Linguini Incident' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Wineville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
18½(2021)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all filmsThe Making of Final Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Misfits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Making of Double Impact, Parts 1 & 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Making of Double Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Dead On Arrival: The Punk Documentary That Almost Never Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
A Father's Secret(2016)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Mischief Night(2013)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
100 Degrees Below Zero(2013)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Zombie Night(2013)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Layover(2012)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Flower Girl(2009)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Man from Earth(2007)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
And Then Came Love(2007)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
A Diva's Christmas Carol(2000)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
October 22 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Playboy's Girls of Spring Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Pompatus of Love(1995)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Angel 4: Undercover(1994)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Playboy's After Dark: Lusty Liaisons 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Playboy's After Dark: Lusty Liaisons II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Playboy: Playmates in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
GG Allin: Live. Fast. Die. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1992 to 2024.
Biggest box office
I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)
Highest rated
The Man from Earth (2007)
Film career
- 2013Screen debut· 100 Degrees Below Zero
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 Schenkman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th12
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 14 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.
Is Richard Schenkman's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Richard Schenkman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Schenkman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard J. Vialet shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Jon CryerShared titles: 18½ (2021), Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998), The Pompatus of Love (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Cryer
- Eric D. WilkinsonShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), Mischief Night (2013), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Eric D. Wilkinson
- Jerome BixbyShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jerome Bixby
Actors
- Vanessa WilliamsShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), And Then Came Love (2007), A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Vanessa Williams
- Richard RiehleShared titles: A Father's Secret (2016), Mischief Night (2013), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Riehle
- David Lee SmithShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with David Lee Smith
- William KattShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with William Katt
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Richard J. VialetShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015), Mischief Night (2013), Layover (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Richard J. Vialet
- Ana FloritShared titles: I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015), 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013), Mischief Night (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Ana Florit
- Chris RidenhourShared titles: 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013), Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012), Layover (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Ridenhour
- Neil GrieveShared titles: The Man from Earth (2007), A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000), Angel 4: Undercover (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Neil Grieve
Producers
- David Michael LattShared titles: 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013), Zombie Night (2013), Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012), Layover (2012)See all 4 shared titles with David Michael Latt
- David RimawiShared titles: 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013), Zombie Night (2013), Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012), Layover (2012)See all 4 shared titles with David Rimawi
- Paul BalesShared titles: 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013), Zombie Night (2013), Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012), Layover (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Bales
- Emerson BixbyShared titles: The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017), The Man from Earth (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Emerson Bixby