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Gene R. Kearney

Writer, also producer

Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Gene R. Kearney's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Ideas
20%
Self
11%
Power
10%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

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

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
4
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
2

How their films linger

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

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • 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 Gene R. Kearney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Gene R. Kearney'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

12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Crime Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • The Invasion of Carol Enders(1974)

    Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 21 episodes · Director · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of Charlie Chan(1972)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Lepus(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer · as 2nd Bartender (segment "Make Me Laugh")

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • A Man Called Gannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Games(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • How I Spent My Summer Vacation(1967)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Snow, Secret Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Adaptation · Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Monster of Camp Sunshine or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nature(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1964 to 1975.

Highest rated

Games (1967)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Night of the Lepus (1972)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 12: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 12: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting11 of 12: 8 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 12: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography1 of 12: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 12: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

12 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s6 · crew1970s6 · 1 acting · 6 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 Gene R. Kearney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

The Return of Charlie Chan (1972)

74th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Mission: Impossible (1966)

Midcredits 87th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 34/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Gene R. Kearney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gene R. Kearney's MovieCove titles; Douglas Stewart shares the most, 2.