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Norman Buckley

Norman Buckley

Director and editor, also producer and actor

Norman Buckley is a film and television director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director and editor, also producer and actor
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 66 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Norman Buckley's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th 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
Bonds
32%
Morality
25%
Self
22%
Survival
12%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · 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 10 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
7
Absurd
5
Dread
4
Contemplative
4
Other
27

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Norman Buckley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Norman Buckley'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

66 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Crew Girl(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Chicken Sisters(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Magnolias(2020)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • In the Dark(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Step Up: High Water(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Dead of Summer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Quantico(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Zoo(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Stitchers(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Mysteries of Laura(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Carter(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Life(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Star-Crossed(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Ravenswood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Fosters(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Client List(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Pregnancy Project(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Hart of Dixie(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Nine Lives of Chloe King(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Switched at Birth(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 23 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Melrose Place(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Make It or Break It(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Privileged(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Middleman(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Greek(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Fastlane(2002)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • New Best Friend(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Joe and Max(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Forsaken(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Witchblade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Two of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Happy, Texas(1999)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Coming Soon(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Swing(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Alarmist(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dog Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • The Baby Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Montana(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Alone(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Little City(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Caught(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Slave of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Editor

  • Sawbones(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dillinger and Capone(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Solomon & Sheba(1995)

    as Israelite #1

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Reflections on a Crime(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ring of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Fire Birds(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Triumph of the Spirit(1989)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • When Harry Met Sally...(1989)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Pulse(1988)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tender Mercies(1983)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Alambrista! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 63 titles from 1977 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Fire Birds (1990)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pregnancy Project (2012)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Crew Girl (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 63: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting35 of 63: 33 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing2 of 63: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing25 of 63: 23 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdOther crew3 of 63: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

63 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2000s15 · crew2010s23 · 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 Norman Buckley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · director

Charmed (2018)

94th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Chuck (2007)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 17 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 Norman Buckley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles32–60 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Norman Buckley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Norman Buckley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Beau Flynn shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers