Francis Schaeffer
Actor · Born August 3, 1952 (74) · Switzerland
The son of famed evangelical theologian Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984), Francis "Frank" Schaeffer left the Presbyterian church and pursued a career in writing and filmmaking. His first original film, Wired to Kill, was released in 1986; he went on to direct several more Hollywood films and has since offered political commentary from the unique point of view of an evangelical-turned-atheist.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 3, 1952 (74)
- Switzerland
- Actor
- No titles with a page yet · 6 credits in all
What are Francis Schaeffer's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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.
Filmography
6 credits; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Baby on Board (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Rising Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Headhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Wired to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
How Should We Then Live? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
How Should We Then Live? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1977 to 1992.
How do Francis Schaeffer's films land?
Across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
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 count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out.