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Anthony C. Ferrante

Anthony C. Ferrante

Director, writer, producer, actor and editor · Antioch, California, USA

Anthony C. Ferrante is an American film director, best known for directing The Asylum's Sharknado franchise.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Antioch, California, USA
Works as
Director, writer, producer, actor and editor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 56 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Anthony C. Ferrante's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

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

share of theme weight
Survival
41%
Bonds
23%
Morality
9%
Ideas
8%
Society
7%
Self
6%
Power
6%
Survival24 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 12 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 20 · Intense 7

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 6

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 18 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 24 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Absurd
16
Dread
12
Thrilling
13
Joyful
7
Other
23

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous9
  • 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 Anthony C. Ferrante's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (35).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony C. Ferrante'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

56 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Geostorm(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Water Park Shark(2026)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Arctic Annihilation(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Great White Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Story · Writer

  • Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mouse of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Alien: Rubicon(2024)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Blind Waters(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 12 Games of Christmas(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dante's Hotel(2023)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Butch vs. Sundance(2023)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Crown Prince of Christmas(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Nix(2022)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Time Pirates(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Triple Threat(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Swim(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Aquarium of the Dead(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Beaus of Holly(2020)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse of Ice(2020)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Shark Season(2020)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Another Mother(2020)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Monster Hunters(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Zombie Tidal Wave(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Sharknado: It's About Time(2018)

    Director · as Quint Singer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 5: Global Swarming(2017)

    Director · as Dundee

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Awaken the Shadowman(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Jesus, Bro!(2017)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Forgotten Evil(2017)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens(2016)

    Director · as Fenwick

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!(2015)

    Director · as NASA Launch Director Marymee

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 2: The Second One(2014)

    Director · as Guy with Guitar

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Attila(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sharknado(2013)

    Director · Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hansel & Gretel(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • American Horror House(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Haunted High(2012)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Red Clover(2012)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Scream of the Banshee(2011)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • House of Bones(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Headless Horseman(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Boo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • The Revolting Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Producer

  • Scarecrow Slayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Producer

  • Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Associate Producer · Second Unit Director · Visual Effects Supervisor · as Jake

  • Faust(2000)

    Makeup Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Hate the Living!(2000)

    as Store Customer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies(1999)

    Second Unit Director · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Dentist 2(1998)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Dentist(1996)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Night Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Makeup Supervisor

  • Virtual Combat(1995)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Clownhouse(1989)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Video Dead(1987)

    as The Undead

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Final Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Story

  • Sharknado Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles, 52 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

$114K worldwide

Highest rated

Sharksploitation (2023)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Geostorm (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 55: 2 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score6thDirecting28 of 55: 8 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thWriting19 of 55: 6 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thProducing10 of 55: 6 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score6thEditing5 of 55: 0 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew12 of 55: 10 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score11th

55 titles, 23 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s6 · crew2000s7 · 2 acting · 6 crew2010s18 · 5 acting · 18 crew2020s20 · crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Anthony C. Ferrante's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of the 45 of 46 with a score; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th39

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 45 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned10
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · director

Time Pirates (2022)

97th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, editor

Nix (2022)

Midcredits 49th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 36/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 32 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 Anthony C. Ferrante's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles67–79 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles13–31 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles25–39 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Anthony C. Ferrante work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony C. Ferrante's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Michael Latt shares the most, 26.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • David Michael Latt26 titles    See newest 12 of 26 shared titles with David Michael Latt
  • David Rimawi19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with David Rimawi
  • Paul Bales19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Paul Bales
  • David Courtice10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with David Courtice