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Richard Rich

Richard Rich

Director, producer and writer · Born June 15, 1951 (75) · Long Beach, California, USA

Richard Rich is an American filmmaker and current president of Crest Animation Productions. He is well known for his work in the animation field. He is one of the few animation directors to have never worked as animator.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 15, 1951 (75)
From
Long Beach, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 98 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Richard Rich's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
22%
Society
10%
Morality
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 18 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 5 · 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 24 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
16
Joyful
15
Tense
9
Thrilling
9
Romantic
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet1

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 Rich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Rich'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

98 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever(2023)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: A Fairytale Is Born(2023)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding(2020)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music(2019)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery(2018)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover(2017)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today!(2016)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Alpha and Omega 5: Family Vacation(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale(2014)

    Director · Characters · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: Christmas(2012)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Little Engine That Could(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Alpha and Omega(2010)

    Producer · Story Developer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Happily N'ever After 2: Snow White: Another Bite at the Apple(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Animated Hero Classics: Maccabees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Arthur's Missing Pal(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Signs of the Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer · as Servant #1 (voice)

  • Animated Hero Classics: Beethoven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer

  • Built Upon the Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • Worthy is the Lamb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • Parables of Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • The Messiah Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • Muhammad: The Last Prophet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer

  • Lord, I Believe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer

  • The Lord’s Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer

  • The Trumpet of the Swan(2001)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Story

  • Lazarus Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • The Lost is Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Producer

  • The King and I(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure(1998)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain(1997)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest is the Least (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics: Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Bread From Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics: Harriet Tubman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Animated Hero Classics: Louis Pasteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • David and Goliath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Jesus, the Son of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Joseph's Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Alexander Graham Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics: Pocahontas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • The Swan Princess(1994)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • Elisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics: Abraham Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics: Thomas Edison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Moses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics: Florence Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Daniel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Esther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Samuel the Boy Prophet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics: Benjamin Franklin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Elijah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • Joseph in Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Abraham and Isaac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Stories from the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show Creator

  • Animated Hero Classics: George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • William Bradford - The First Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Mormon and Moroni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Treasures in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • The Ministry of Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • The Kingdom of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • Animated Hero Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer

  • Forgive Us Our Debts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • Alma and the Zoramites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Animated Hero Classics: Christopher Columbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The Tree of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The Righteous Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • John the Baptist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Saul of Tarsus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Helaman's Stripling Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Samuel and the Sign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • The Brother of Jared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • The Miracles of Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer

  • The Good Samaritan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer

  • Alma the Younger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Ammon, Missionary to the Lamanites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Savior in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Prodigal Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Producer

  • Abinadi and King Noah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • He is Risen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Producer

  • Journey to the Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Joseph Smith Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Animated Stories from the New Testament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer

  • The King is Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Producer

  • The King is Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show Creator

  • Nephi and the Brass Plates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • The Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • The Black Cauldron(1985)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Fox and the Hound(1981)

    Director · Songs

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Small One(1978)

    Assistant Director · Songs

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Rescuers(1977)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh(1977)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 96 titles from 1974 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Fox and the Hound (1981)

$63M worldwide

Highest rated

The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 96: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting88 of 96: 21 only directing, 67 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thWriting15 of 96: 0 only writing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thProducing63 of 96: 1 only producing, 62 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stOther crew9 of 96: 6 only other crew, 3 with another role

96 titles, 68 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 61 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s47 · crew2000s14 · 1 acting · 14 crew2010s11 · crew2020s3 · 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.

How do Richard Rich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! (2016)

99th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 39/100 and the pacing 33/100 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 Richard Rich's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles3–43 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles3–29 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles1–36 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–70 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Richard Rich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Rich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Nissen shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

  • Brian Nissen13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Brian Nissen
  • Steve Moore5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Steve Moore
  • Tom Kane4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Tom Kane
  • Chris Denk2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Chris Denk

Actors

  • Joseph Medrano10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Joseph Medrano
  • Doug Stone8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Doug Stone
  • Yuri Lowenthal8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Yuri Lowenthal
  • Nina Herzog5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Nina Herzog

Composers and editors

  • J Bateman8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with J Bateman
  • Joe Campana8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Joe Campana
  • James Koford8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with James Koford
  • Paul Murphy3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Paul Murphy

Producers

  • Seldon Young13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Seldon Young
  • Jared F. Brown12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Jared F. Brown
  • Susan Gelb10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Susan Gelb
  • Christopher G. Collins7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Christopher G. Collins

Mixed roles