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Joel S. Rice

Joel S. Rice

Producer, also actor · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Producers Guild Award nominee

Joel S. Rice is an American actor and film producer. He made his film debut in the slasher film Final Exam (1981), and appeared in several television productions before later pursuing a career as a producer. He has produced over ninety television films, beginning 1993.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
128 on MovieCove · 146 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Joel S. Rice's films like?

Across their 122 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama36 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy31 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Family3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Family movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
Bonds
44%
Morality
20%
Self
14%
Society
10%
Ideas
5%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Romantic love50 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds49 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice37 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity29 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship18 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 118 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 106 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 108 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 81 · Charged 33 · Intense 4

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

Steady 101 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 75 · Funny 8

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 72 · Even-paced 46 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 87 · Engaged 31 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 104 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
82
Hopeful
55
Tense
50
Romantic
41
Joyful
37
Other
75

How their films linger

Feel-good104 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful66 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 20 with a twist

  • Happy97
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Joel S. Rice's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 114 of their 128 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (93).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel S. Rice'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

146 credits, 128 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 125 titles from 1981 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Tut (2015)

Film career

  • 1981Screen debut· Final Exam

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 125: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing121 of 125: 120 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew1 of 125: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s10 · crew2000s14 · 1 acting · 14 crew2010s62 · crew2020s36 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Producers Guild Award in 2022, Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Joel S. Rice's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 123; across their 118 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 118

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 118

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 118

Midcredits score across 128 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th71
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

77 of their 128 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser77
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · actor, producer

Shredderman Rules (2007)

85th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 116 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Joel S. Rice's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles29–50 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Joel S. Rice work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel S. Rice's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Prupas shares the most, 79.

Directors

  • Kevin Fair14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Kevin Fair
  • Mark Jean13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Mark Jean
  • Martin Wood9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Martin Wood
  • Terry Ingram8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Terry Ingram

Writers

  • Teena Booth28 titles · 27 as writer    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Teena Booth
  • Charlaine Harris20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Charlaine Harris
  • Martha Williamson14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Martha Williamson
  • Brandi Harkonen13 titles · 11 as writer    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Brandi Harkonen

Actors

  • Marilu Henner20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Marilu Henner
  • Candace Cameron Bure19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Candace Cameron Bure
  • Eric Mabius16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Eric Mabius
  • Kristin Booth16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Kristin Booth

Composers and editors

  • Jeff Tymoschuk27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Jeff Tymoschuk
  • James Jandrisch17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with James Jandrisch
  • Ron Yoshida17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Ron Yoshida
  • Tony Dean Smith16 titles · 15 as editor    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Tony Dean Smith

Producers

  • Michael Prupas79 titles    See newest 12 of 79 shared titles with Michael Prupas
  • Allen Lewis32 titles    See newest 12 of 32 shared titles with Allen Lewis
  • Jamie Goehring28 titles    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
  • Shawn Williamson28 titles    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Shawn Williamson

Mixed roles