Richard Shores
Composer · Died April 12, 2001, aged 83 · Rockville, Indiana, USA
- May 9, 1917
- April 12, 2001 (aged 83)
- Rockville, Indiana, USA
- Composer
- 14 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Richard Shores' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 2
Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 0
Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet4
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 Shores' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Shores' 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
27 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Emergency Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
A Cry for Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
No Margin for Error(1978)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Killing Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Cover Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
US Against the World(1977)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Robin and Marian(1976)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Born Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Anna and the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
How to Steal the World(1968)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Helicopter Spies(1968)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Last Challenge(1967)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Look in Any Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all showsFarm Petroleum Safety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Son of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles from 1954 to 1983.
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 Shores' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Shores work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Shores' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Gerber shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Barry ShearShared titles: The Billion Dollar Threat (1979), The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Shear
Writers
- Mark RodgersShared titles: No Margin for Error (1978), The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Rodgers
- Tracy Keenan WynnShared titles: The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Tracy Keenan Wynn
- Sam RolfeShared titles: How to Steal the World (1968), The Helicopter Spies (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Rolfe
Actors
- Keenan WynnShared titles: The Billion Dollar Threat (1979), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Keenan Wynn
- Christopher ConnellyShared titles: No Margin for Error (1978), The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Connelly
- Glenn FordShared titles: No Margin for Error (1978), The Last Challenge (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Glenn Ford
- Kurt RussellShared titles: The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Kurt Russell
Cinematographers and editors
- David WagesShared titles: The Courage and the Passion (1978), A Matter of Wife... and Death (1975)See all 2 shared titles with David Wages
- Emmett BergholzShared titles: No Margin for Error (1978), A Matter of Wife... and Death (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Emmett Bergholz
- Al FrancisShared titles: The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Al Francis
- Hugh ChaloupkaShared titles: The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), Mystery in Dracula's Castle (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Hugh Chaloupka
Producers
- David GerberShared titles: The Billion Dollar Threat (1979), No Margin for Error (1978), The Courage and the Passion (1978), The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 5 shared titles with David Gerber
- Jay DanielShared titles: The Billion Dollar Threat (1979), The Courage and the Passion (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Daniel
- James H. BrownShared titles: The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 2 shared titles with James H. Brown
- Philip D. FehrleShared titles: The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Philip D. Fehrle
