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Dwight H. Little

Dwight H. Little

Director, also producer · Born January 13, 1956 (70) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Dwight Hubbard Little (born January 13, 1956) is an American film director, known for directing the films Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), The Phantom of the Opera (1989), Marked for Death (1990) and Rapid Fire (1992). He has also directed episodes of various TV series including 24, Prison Break, Bones, Dollhouse and Castle.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 13, 1956 (70)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
32 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Dwight H. Little's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
28%
Morality
21%
Self
16%
Bonds
15%
Power
15%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 9

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
8
Dread
6
Hopeful
4
Contemplative
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Dwight H. Little's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dwight H. Little'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, 32 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Natty Knocks(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Home by Spring(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Rampage(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Finder(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Body of Proof(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Tower Prep(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Nikita(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Tekken(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dollhouse(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Just Legal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Veritas: The Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 21 episodes · Director

  • 24(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Halloween 4: Final Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Citizen Baines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Boss of Bosses(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Papa's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Murder at 1600(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Broken Arrow(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rapid Fire(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Marked for Death(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Bloodstone(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Getting Even (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • KGB: The Secret War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Story

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1985 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Broken Arrow (1996)

$150M worldwide

Highest rated

Tower Prep (2010)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Broken Arrow (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 45: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting43 of 45: 42 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting1 of 45: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 45: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2010s13 · crew2020s1 · 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 Dwight H. Little's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Bloodstone (1988)

83rd percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The X-Files (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 14 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 Dwight H. Little's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles63–93 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles15–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles55–71 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles32–57 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles49–75 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dwight H. Little work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dwight H. Little's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan B. McElroy shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers