
Alexander Key
Writer · Died July 25, 1979, aged 74 · La Plata, Maryland, USA
- September 21, 1904
- July 25, 1979 (aged 74)
- La Plata, Maryland, USA
- Writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Known for
What are Alexander Key's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Alexander Key's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Alexander Key'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, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Race to Witch Mountain(2009)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Future Boy Conan II: Taiga Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Escape to Witch Mountain(1995)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Jan from the Other Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Conan, the Boy in Future(1979)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Future Boy Conan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Escape to Witch Mountain(1975)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1975 to 2009.
How do Alexander Key's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 25. 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 Alexander Key work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alexander Key's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Hough shares the most, 2.
Directors
- John HoughShared titles: Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)See all 2 shared titles with John Hough

Writers
- Robert Malcolm YoungShared titles: Escape to Witch Mountain (1995), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Malcolm Young
Actors
- Ike EisenmannShared titles: Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Ike Eisenmann

- Kim RichardsShared titles: Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Richards

Cinematographers
- Frank V. PhillipsShared titles: Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Frank V. Phillips
Producers
- Jerome CourtlandShared titles: Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Jerome Courtland

- Ron MillerShared titles: Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Miller
