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Donald Farmer

Donald Farmer

Director, writer, actor, producer and cinematographer · Born May 2, 1954 (72) · Pittsburg, Kansas, USA

Donald Farmer is considered one of the most unique of the "cult-horror" directors. Directing dozens of feature films for decades, his unique film concepts, have brought film goers excitement, fear, and joy. His leading actresses are often cast for their unique beauty, and Donald seeks to empower crew members from all walks of life and skill level. As a director and producer, Donald is both supportive, creative and motivational developing long-lasting friendships with cast and crew alike.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 2, 1954 (72)
From
Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
Works as
Director, writer, actor, producer and cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 65 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 9% in 30 days

What are Donald Farmer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Survival
89%
Society
11%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
4
Dread
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Donald Farmer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Donald Farmer'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

65 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wereshark(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Garchaster's Cornblade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Donald Farmer

  • Amityville Aliens(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Jack Daniels

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Darbie's Scream House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Little Bo Creep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer · as Melted Louis

  • Blood Bitch Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Catnado(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Busted Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Bonald

  • Bigfoot Exorcist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Production Designer · Special Effects · Writer

  • Shark Exorcist 2: Unholy Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Nundead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Grandma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Savage Vengeance(2023)

    Executive Producer · Original Film Writer · as Law Professor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Visit to the Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Debbie Does Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • Mom n' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom of the 80s/90s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Cannibal Hookers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Angry Man

  • Chickens Blood(2019)

    as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • S.O.V. The True Independents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Hooker with a Hacksaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Cannibal Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Sgt. Heller

  • Grindsploitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Shark Exorcist(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Brian Bennett

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hi-8 (Horror Independent 8) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Catch of the Day(2014)

    as Martin White

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cool As Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Pickles

  • I Spill Your Guts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Chet Donaldson

  • Cyclical Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dan the Publishing Man

  • Chainsaw Cheerleaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Dorm of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as Assistant Dean

  • Red Lips: Eat the Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer

  • Bollywood and Vine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Miss Maniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • An Erotic Vampire in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Deadly Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Preacher

  • Dirty Cop No Donut 2: I Am a Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Simon Cutter

  • Space Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Blood and Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Fighting Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Producer

  • They Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pervert

  • Demolition Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Parole Officer (uncredited)

  • Red Lips II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as KGB Director

  • Compelling Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Jay

  • Deadly Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Red Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Lighting Camera · Writer · as Man on the Street

  • Vicious Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · as Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Savage Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Writer · as Tommy

  • Invasion of the Scream Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Vampire Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • No Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Casting · Unit Production Manager · as Reporter

  • Scream Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Screambook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Publicist

  • Cannibal Hookers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Demon Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Killing Spree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Casting Assistant · Thanks

  • Maligno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Publicist

  • Screambook II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Publicist

  • The Bizarre World of Jess Franco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · as Himself

  • A Taste of Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • Homicidal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • A Fistful of Pasta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Interspersions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Writer

  • Despondent Yearning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1973 to 2026.

Highest rated

Catnado (2022)

Midcredits 2nd

Most popular right now

Amityville Aliens (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 65: 11 only acting, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score1stDirecting46 of 65: 7 only directing, 39 with another roleWriting35 of 65: 0 only writing, 35 with another roleProducing20 of 65: 2 only producing, 18 with another roleCinematography5 of 65: 0 only cinematography, 5 with another roleEditing5 of 65: 0 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew8 of 65: 4 only other crew, 4 with another role

65 titles, 41 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 34 of them.

By decade

1970s6 · 2 acting · 6 crew1980s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew1990s12 · 7 acting · 11 crew2000s10 · 3 acting · 9 crew2010s11 · 8 acting · 5 crew2020s17 · 7 acting · 14 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 Donald Farmer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 2nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 1st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

1stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

4thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Wereshark (2026)

98th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, cinematographer

Catnado (2022)

Midcredits 2nd · 17% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 20/100 and the pacing 20/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Donald Farmer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donald Farmer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alaine Huntington shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors