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Doug Campbell

Doug Campbell

Director and writer

Doug Campbell is known for his work in thrillers and dramas. Doug has directed over 50 feature films, mostly for television, many of which are still airing on a rotating basis. He is also a screenwriter, with over 35 scripts produced for the screen. "The Tomorrow Man," a film he financed, wrote and directed, was nominated for Best New Live Action Feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay in the DVD Premiere Awards sponsored by Daily Variety Magazine. It won the Best Director Award. Doug grew up in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, making his first Super-8 when he was 14. After studying under Sandy Mackendrick at Cal Arts, Doug wrote and directed his first feature at age 24. An actor's director, Doug runs a well-organized, fun, fast-paced set, and his films are consistently on-time and on-budget. Doug is also a Permanent Resident in Ontario, Canada and he is able to legally work both in the U.S. and Canada

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Doug Campbell's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Mystery 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
34%
Survival
21%
Self
19%
Bonds
18%
Power
5%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Deception17 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 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 28 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 27 · Intense 15

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 32 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 16 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Dread
23
Melancholic
19
Absurd
10
Thrilling
9
Other
13

How their films linger

Unsettling24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet22
  • Ambiguous10

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 Doug Campbell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Doug Campbell'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

61 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Secret Lives of Sister Wives(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Be Careful What You Say (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Beach House Murders(2024)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • She's Obsessed with My Husband(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • My Doctor's Secret Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Vanished in Yosemite(2023)

    Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Haunted by My Stalker(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Nanny Dearest(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Out of Control(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Secrets in the Building (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • The Manny(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Revenge for My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writers' Assistant

  • Bodyguard Seduction(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Cheer Mom(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Swim Instructor Nightmare(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Garage Sale(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Wheels of Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Story

  • Pom Poms and Payback(2021)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Just What the Doctor Ordered(2021)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Medicine(2021)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Pom Pom Murders(2020)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Mile High Club(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Smuggling in Suburbia(2019)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare(2019)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dream Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Story

  • Marriage Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Story

  • My Daughter's Ransom(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Runway(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Stalked by My Doctor: Patient's Revenge(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • House of Deadly Secrets(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Web Cam Girls(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Stalker Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Double Mommy(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Stalked by My Mother(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Stalked by My Doctor: The Return(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Backstabbed(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Stalked by My Doctor(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Bad Sister(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Stalked by My Neighbor(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Daddies(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Death Clique(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Missing at 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • The Cheating Pact(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Teacher(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Surrogate(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Bank Heist(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Stalked at 17(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Home Invasion(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Walking the Halls(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Betrayed at 17(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Locked Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Accused at 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke(2003)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Trapped: Buried Alive(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Tomorrow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Perfect Tenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • UFO Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Zapped Again!(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Season of Fear(1989)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1989 to 2025.

Highest rated

Double Mommy (2016)

Midcredits 46th

Most popular right now

Bad Sister (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing53 of 61: 28 only directing, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stWriting32 of 61: 7 only writing, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing1 of 61: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 61: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

61 titles, 25 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 25 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s30 · crew2020s22 · 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 Doug Campbell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 45; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed37

Most divisive · director

Secret Lives of Sister Wives (2025)

86th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Secret Lives of Sister Wives (2025)

Midcredits 58th · 45% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 43/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 38 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 Doug Campbell's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Doug Campbell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Doug Campbell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Timothy O. Johnson shares the most, 32.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Steve Gurevitch14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Steve Gurevitch
  • Eric Anderson12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Eric Anderson
  • Robert Ballo31 titles · 8 as cinematographer    See newest 12 of 31 shared titles with Robert Ballo
  • Bob Joyce8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Bob Joyce

Producers

  • Timothy O. Johnson32 titles    See newest 12 of 32 shared titles with Timothy O. Johnson
  • Marianne C. Wunch15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Marianne C. Wunch
  • Joseph Wilka13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Joseph Wilka
  • Nicole Layson7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Nicole Layson