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Richard A. Colla

Director and producer, also writer · Born April 18, 1936 (90) · USA

Born
April 18, 1936 (90)
From
USA
Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 45 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 51% in 30 days

What are Richard A. Colla's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Self
34%
Morality
22%
Bonds
14%
Survival
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
7%
Society
6%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
4
Warm
4
Thrilling
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Richard A. Colla's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard A. Colla'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

45 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Growing Up Brady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Blue Valley Songbird(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • When Husbands Cheat(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Zoya(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Her Last Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Hidden in Silence(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dazzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Dazzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Roseanne & Tom: Behind the Scenes(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Web of Deception(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Getting Up and Going Home(1992)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Storm and Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Sparks: The Price of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Blind Witness(1989)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Naked Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Something Is Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • That Secret Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Stingray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Olly, Olly, Oxen Free(1978)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The UFO Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Live Again, Die Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • The Questor Tapes(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Fuzz(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Priest Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Other Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Zig Zag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Whole World Is Watching(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1968 to 2000.

Highest rated

The Questor Tapes (1974)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing44 of 45: 37 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting1 of 45: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 45: 1 only producing, 6 with another role

45 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s1 · 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 Richard A. Colla's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Roseanne & Tom: Behind the Scenes (1994)

84th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 10 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 Richard A. Colla'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 22 · 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 Richard A. Colla work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard A. Colla's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert L. Kimble shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers