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Rick Bitzelberger

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Rick Bitzelberger's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
57%
Self
28%
Society
11%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Romantic
3
Warm
3
Tense
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Bitzelberger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Bitzelberger'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

15 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Stuck in Love.(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kemper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • All She Wants for Christmas(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Crazy for Christmas(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off(2003)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Embrace the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Erotic Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Erotic Confessions: Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Embrace of the Vampire(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Erotic Confessions: Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Erotic Confessions: Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Penthouse: Pet Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Penthouse: The All Pet Workout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer · Writer

  • Beware: Children at Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dr. Fish

  • Senior Week(1988)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1988 to 2008.

Biggest box office

Stuck in Love. (2012)

$978K worldwide

Highest rated

Stuck in Love. (2012)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

  • 1989Screen debut· Beware: Children at Play

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 14: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 14: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting10 of 14: 9 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 14: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 14: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s8 · crew2000s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Rick Bitzelberger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Embrace of the Vampire (1995)

66th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Stuck in Love. (2012)

Midcredits 86th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Rick Bitzelberger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Bitzelberger's MovieCove titles; Michael A. Simpson shares the most, 3.