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Rick Alvarez

Rick Alvarez

Producer and writer

Rick Alvarez is an American film and television producer and screenwriter, best known for his extensive creative collaborations with Marlon Wayans and the Wayans family. Over a career spanning more than two decades, he has established himself as a prominent force in mainstream comedy and parody films. Alvarez serves as a principal creative partner alongside Marlon Wayans, frequently working as both a producer and screenwriter on their projects. His writing and producing credits include the box-office hits A Haunted House and A Haunted House 2, as well as comedies like Fifty Shades of Black, Naked, and Netflix's Sextuplets. In addition to feature films, Alvarez has served as an executive producer on major television projects and comedy specials, including the NBC sitcom Marlon and Netflix's The Curse of Bridge Hollow. His most notable milestone includes serving as a co-writer and producer for the highly-anticipated franchise revival, Scary Movie.

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Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Rick Alvarez's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
37%
Self
29%
Survival
13%
Society
12%
Morality
4%
Ideas
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 6 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 16

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
17
Manic
8
Joyful
7
Tense
2
Hopeful
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Rick Alvarez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Alvarez'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

25 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Scary Movie(2026)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Unraveling George(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marlon Wayans: Good Grief(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Curse of Bridge Hollow(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • When La Rumorosa Quiets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Colorist · Visual Effects

  • Sextuplets(2019)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Marlon(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Naked(2017)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Within(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades of Black(2016)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Micky for President(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Haunted House 2(2014)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Second Generation Wayans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • A Haunted House(2013)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dance Flick(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Boo Crew Christmas: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Man(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • White Chicks(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 2(2001)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Poison Ivy: The New Seduction(1997)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Ride or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Scary Movie (2026)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

White Chicks (2004)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Scary Movie (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing8 of 20: 1 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thProducing17 of 20: 10 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thOther crew2 of 20: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

20 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · 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 Rick Alvarez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · writer

A Boo Crew Christmas: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street (2006)

98th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Sweet Micky for President (2015)

Midcredits 81st · 72% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 32/100 and the plot and story 28/100 in their films, across 16 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 Rick Alvarez's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles36–81 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles24–83 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles47–94 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles31–87 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles19–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Rick Alvarez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Alvarez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marlon Wayans shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles