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A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

Producer and writer · Died September 27, 2013, aged 95 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Born
May 17, 1918
Died
September 27, 2013 (aged 95)
From
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 27 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 10% in 30 days

What are A.C. Lyles' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
61%
Survival
17%
Society
8%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · 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 4 · Even-paced 7 · 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 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5

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 A.C. Lyles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (2).

Subscription and free streaming for A.C. Lyles' 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

27 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 24 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sabrina Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    as Advisor #1

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas for Boomer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • Flight to Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

  • Night of the Lepus(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Buckskin(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Arizona Bushwhackers(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rogue's Gallery(1968)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fort Utah(1967)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hostile Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Red Tomahawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Waco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer

  • Johnny Reno(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Apache Uprising(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Town Tamer(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Black Spurs(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Stage to Thunder Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Young Fury(1964)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Lawless(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Young and the Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • Raymie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 10 episodes · Associate Producer

  • Short Cut to Hell(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Run for Cover(1955)

    Publicist

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1955 to 2004.

Highest rated

Night of the Lepus (1972)

Midcredits 5th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 27: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 27: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing23 of 27: 20 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew1 of 27: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

27 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1950s3 · crew1960s16 · crew1970s4 · crew1990s1 · acting2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 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 A.C. Lyles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)

91st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Deadwood (2004)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 12 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 A.C. Lyles work with?

People who share at least 2 of A.C. Lyles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Arlen shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors