An American screenwriter and film and television director whose credits include numerous television movies, such as Murder in Greenwich, the feature film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and the 2009 Lifetime Movie Network film The Wronged Man. In 1977 McLoughlin was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for his contributions to Van Dyke and Company, a special starring Dick Van Dyke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom McLoughlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 19, 1950 (76)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director, actor, writer and producer
- 31 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
What are Tom McLoughlin's films like?
Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 22
Light 5 · Serious 11 · Dark 8
Grounded 17 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 10
Steady 5 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0
Casual 11 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 10
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet14
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Tom McLoughlin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Murder of Innocence (1993) · director, producer · free
- The Wronged Man (2010) · director · free
- Behind the Mask (1999) · director · free
- She's Too Young (2004) · director · free
- Date with an Angel (1987) · actor, director, writer · free
- Sometimes They Come Back (1991) · director · free
- Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) · actor · free
- One Dark Night (1982) · director, writer · free
- Leave of Absence (1994) · director · free
- The Fire Next Time (1993) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Tom McLoughlin'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
53 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
An American Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Rock Steady Row(2018)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
It's a Miserable Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Wronged Man(2010)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Front(2010)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
At Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Saving Grace(2007)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Staircase Murders(2007)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Not Like Everyone Else(2006)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Odd Girl Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
A Very Married Christmas(2004)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
She's Too Young(2004)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Murder in Greenwich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Without a Trace(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Unsaid(2001)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Anya's Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Behind the Mask(1999)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Any Day Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Third Twin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
FairyTale: A True Story(1997)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Leaving L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Inheritance Up Christmas(1995)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Journey(1995)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Haunting of Helen Walker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Lies Boys Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Leave of Absence(1994)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Yarn Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Murder of Innocence(1993)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Fire Next Time(1993)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
In a Child's Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Sometimes They Come Back(1991)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
She-Wolf of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
They Came from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Date with an Angel(1987)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Amazing Stories(1986)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Alice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Amazing Stories(1985)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Dramarama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
One Dark Night(1982)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Black Hole(1979)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Prophecy(1979)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Van Dyke and Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 52 titles from 1951 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Black Hole (1979)
Highest rated
Amazing Stories (1986)
Most popular right now
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Film career
- 1979Screen debut· Prophecy
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 Tom McLoughlin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th17
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
20 of their 31 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed20
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 20 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 Tom McLoughlin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Tom McLoughlin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom McLoughlin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Bornstein shares the most, 14.
Writers
- Teena BoothShared titles: The Wronged Man (2010), Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Teena Booth
- Richard KletterShared titles: Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005), She's Too Young (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Kletter
Actors
- Rhoda GriffisShared titles: The Wronged Man (2010), Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Rhoda Griffis
- Tonea StewartShared titles: The Wronged Man (2010), Leave of Absence (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Tonea Stewart
- Stephanie HonoréShared titles: Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008), The Staircase Murders (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Stephanie Honoré
- Douglas M. GriffinShared titles: The Staircase Murders (2007), Not Like Everyone Else (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Douglas M. Griffin
Cinematographers and editors
- Charles BornsteinShared titles: The Front (2010), The Wronged Man (2010), Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008), Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005), A Very Married Christmas (2004), She's Too Young (2004), D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003), The Unsaid (2001), Behind the Mask (1999), Leave of Absence (1994), Murder of Innocence (1993), The Fire Next Time (1993) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Charles Bornstein
- Shelly JohnsonShared titles: The Wronged Man (2010), Murder of Innocence (1993), The Fire Next Time (1993), Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Shelly Johnson
- Lloyd Ahern IIShared titles: Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008), The Staircase Murders (2007), Not Like Everyone Else (2006), The Unsaid (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Lloyd Ahern II
- Marshall HarveyShared titles: The Staircase Murders (2007), Not Like Everyone Else (2006), Inheritance Up Christmas (1995), Date with an Angel (1987)See all 4 shared titles with Marshall Harvey
Producers
- Howard BraunsteinShared titles: Not Like Everyone Else (2006), Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005), She's Too Young (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Howard Braunstein
- Michael JaffeShared titles: Not Like Everyone Else (2006), Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005), She's Too Young (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Jaffe
- Jake RoseShared titles: The Wronged Man (2010), Not Like Everyone Else (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Jake Rose
- Robert J. WilsonShared titles: The Wronged Man (2010), Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Robert J. Wilson