From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank A. Cappello is a screenwriter, film producer and director. His credits include writing the screenplay for Constantine and writing, directing and producing He Was a Quiet Man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Cappello, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer, director, producer, actor, cinematographer and editor
- 7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Frank A. Cappello's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Frank A. Cappello's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
- He Was a Quiet Man (2007) · director, writer, producer · free
- American Yakuza (1993) · director · free
- Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985) · visual effects · free
- Suburban Commando (1991) · writer · free
- No Way Back (1995) · director, writer · free
- The Womb (2024) · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Frank A. Cappello'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
8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Womb(2024)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Steele Wool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
He Was a Quiet Man(2007)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Constantine(2005)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
No Way Back(1995)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
American Yakuza(1993)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Suburban Commando(1991)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1985 to 2024.
By role
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 Frank A. Cappello's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 7 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 Frank A. Cappello's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Frank A. Cappello work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frank A. Cappello's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anzu Lawson shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Anzu LawsonShared titles: The Womb (2024), He Was a Quiet Man (2007), American Yakuza (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Anzu Lawson
- Jamison JonesShared titles: The Womb (2024), He Was a Quiet Man (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jamison Jones
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David WilliamsShared titles: The Womb (2024), No Way Back (1995), American Yakuza (1993)See all 3 shared titles with David Williams
- Richard ClabaughShared titles: No Way Back (1995), American Yakuza (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Clabaugh
- Sonny BaskinShared titles: No Way Back (1995), American Yakuza (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Sonny Baskin
Producers
- Joel SoissonShared titles: The Womb (2024), No Way Back (1995), American Yakuza (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Joel Soisson
- Michael LeahyShared titles: He Was a Quiet Man (2007), No Way Back (1995), American Yakuza (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Leahy
- Aki KomineShared titles: No Way Back (1995), American Yakuza (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Aki Komine
- Don PhillipsShared titles: No Way Back (1995), American Yakuza (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Don Phillips