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Dean Lorey

Dean Lorey

Writer and producer · Born November 17, 1967 (58) · Conyers, Georgia, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Dean Lorey was born in Conyers, Georgia, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Harley Quinn (2019), Arrested Development (2003) and Creature Commandos (2024).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 17, 1967 (58)
From
Conyers, Georgia, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 18 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 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Dean Lorey's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
36%
Survival
6%
Society
6%
Morality
4%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Absurd
6
Thrilling
3
Warm
4
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2

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 Dean Lorey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dean Lorey'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

18 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Creature Commandos(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Poppa's House(2024)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Kite Man: Hell Yeah!(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

  • Harley Quinn(2019)

    Show 37 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Animal Crackers(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Powerless(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • iZombie(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Crazy Ones(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Running Wilde(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Brothers(2009)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • 'Til Death(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 28 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • My Wife and Kids(2000)

    Show 123 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • 413 Hope St. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show Creator

  • Major Payne(1995)

    Screenplay · as Mr. Shipman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday(1993)

    Screenplay · as Assistant Coroner

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • My Boyfriend's Back(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1993 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Major Payne (1995)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

Creature Commandos (2024)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 17: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 17: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting16 of 17: 7 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thProducing7 of 17: 0 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew4 of 17: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

17 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · 2 acting · 4 crew2000s3 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2006–2014.

  1. 2014
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  2. 2007
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  3. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dean Lorey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer, producer

Brothers (2009)

87th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Arrested Development (2003)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Is Dean Lorey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 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 & Gore5 titles38–97 · median 92 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles17–75 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles30–89 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles24–81 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Dean Lorey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dean Lorey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damon Wayans shares the most, 2.

Writers

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles