Richard Preston Jr.
Writer · Born August 5, 1954 (72) · Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
- August 5, 1954 (72)
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Richard Preston Jr.'s films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 4
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Ambiguous2
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 Richard Preston Jr.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Preston Jr.'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
19 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Hot Zone(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Demon in the Freezer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Spiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Final Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Superfire(2002)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Hidden Agenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Firetrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Little Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Sender(1998)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Recoil(1998)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Company Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Little Bigfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Dark Breed(1996)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Silencers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Starcrypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Cyber-Tracker 2(1995)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Hologram Man(1995)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all filmsMicro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1995 to 2019.
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 Richard Preston Jr.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 19/100 and the plot and story 24/100 in their films, across 6 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 Richard Preston Jr. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Preston Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Pepin shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Richard PepinShared titles: Recoil (1998), The Sender (1998), Dark Breed (1996), Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995), Hologram Man (1995)See all 5 shared titles with Richard Pepin
Actors
- Christopher BoyerShared titles: Recoil (1998), Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Boyer
- Josh ClarkShared titles: The Sender (1998), Dark Breed (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Clark
- Robin CurtisShared titles: Recoil (1998), Dark Breed (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Curtis
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ken BlakeyShared titles: Recoil (1998), Dark Breed (1996), Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995), Hologram Man (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Ken Blakey
- Paul G. VolkShared titles: The Sender (1998), Dark Breed (1996), Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Paul G. Volk
- John GonzalezShared titles: Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995), Hologram Man (1995)See all 2 shared titles with John Gonzalez
- Ron CabrerosShared titles: Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995), Hologram Man (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Cabreros
Producers
- Joseph MerhiShared titles: Recoil (1998), The Sender (1998), Dark Breed (1996), Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995), Hologram Man (1995)See all 5 shared titles with Joseph Merhi
- Scott McAboyShared titles: Dark Breed (1996), Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995), Hologram Man (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Scott McAboy
- Sam SleimanShared titles: Recoil (1998), The Sender (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Sleiman