Rick Messina

What are Rick Messina's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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 Rick Messina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

• Disney+5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Santa Clause (1994) · producer
  • The Santa Clause 2 (2002) · producer
  • The Santa Clauses (2022) · producer
  • Shifting Gears (2025) · producer
  • Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) · producer
• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs (1990) · producer · free
  • Tim Allen Rewires America (1991) · producer · free
  • For Richer or Poorer (1997) · producer · free
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Shifting Gears (2025) · producer

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Messina'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

11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  Shifting Gears(2025)

  Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows27^th
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  The Santa Clauses(2022)

  Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows29^th
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  The Santa Clause 2(2002)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  Patrice O'Neal: Live! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Executive Producer
• Gary Gulman: Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Executive Producer
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  For Richer or Poorer(1997)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  Jungle 2 Jungle(1997)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  Full Frontal Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

  Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer
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  The Santa Clause(1994)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films67^th
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  Tim Allen Rewires America(1991)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films39^th
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  Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs(1990)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films47^th

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Santa Clause (1994)

$191M worldwide

Highest rated

The Santa Clause (1994)

Midcredits 67^th

Most popular right now

Shifting Gears (2025)

How do Rick Messina's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39^th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43^rd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

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• Crowd Pleaser1
• Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Tim Allen Rewires America (1991)

67^th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Santa Clause (1994)

Midcredits 67^th · 59% liked

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 Rick Messina's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run lighter than most 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 Rick Messina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Messina's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Allen shares the most, 8.