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Mary Lambert

Mary Lambert

Director, also actor · Born October 13, 1951 (75) · Helena, Arkansas

​Mary Lambert (born October 13, 1951) is an American film director. She has directed music videos, television episodes, and feature films, mainly in the horror genre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Lambert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 13, 1951 (75)
From
Helena, Arkansas
Works as
Director, also actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 40 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 47% in 30 days

What are Mary Lambert's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Fantasy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
29%
Self
23%
Bonds
19%
Survival
16%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
6
Melancholic
7
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Mary Lambert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mary Lambert'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

40 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Best. Christmas. Ever!(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Shining Vale(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • A Castle for Christmas(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fishing Pono - Living in Harmony with the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Presumed Dead in Paradise(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Faking It(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Lambert

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • VH1 Divas 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Mega Python vs. Gatoroid(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Miss South Pacific: Beauty and the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • The Dark Path Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • The Attic(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 14 Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Best of Chris Isaak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Urban Legends: Bloody Mary(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Strange Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Strange Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The in Crowd(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Clubland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • My Stepson, My Lover(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Face of Evil(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dragstrip Girl(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Pet Sematary II(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Red Shoe Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Grand Isle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Pet Sematary(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Siesta(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Go-Go's: Wild at the Greek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Rapid Eye Movements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Animation · Assistant Director · Painter · Producer · Writer

  • The Stowaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Assistant Editor

  • Darlene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Love is Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 38 of them dated from 1977 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Pet Sematary (1989)

$57M worldwide

Highest rated

Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary (2017)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Pet Sematary (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting38 of 40: 32 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thWriting4 of 40: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 40: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 40: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

40 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s3 · crew

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 Mary Lambert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011)

78th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Midcredits 90th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 15 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 Mary Lambert's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles16–51 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles19–86 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Mary Lambert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mary Lambert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Rona shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles