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Dusty Nelson

Dusty Nelson

Director and writer

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 23% in 30 days

What are Dusty Nelson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

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

share of theme weight
Morality
57%
Self
16%
Bonds
10%
Power
10%
Survival
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Absurd
1
Cathartic
1

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 Dusty Nelson's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Dusty Nelson'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

8 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Inferno(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Necromancer(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Sakura Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • White Phantom(1987)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Effects(1979)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • J. Roy: New and Used Furniture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Beastie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1974 to 2002.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 8: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 8: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleCinematography1 of 8: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 8: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

8 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s4 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Dusty Nelson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Dusty Nelson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dusty Nelson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Mamet shares the most, 2.

Composers and editors

Producers