Earl E. Smith is known for Sudden Impact (1983), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and The Shadow of Chikara (1977).
Biography from TMDB.
- Writer, actor and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Known for
What are Earl E. Smith's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
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 Earl E. Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Earl E. Smith'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
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Sudden Impact(1983)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Shadow of Chikara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Winds of Autumn(1976)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Winterhawk(1975)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Bootleggers(1974)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Savage Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1970 to 2014.
Film career
- 1976Screen debut· The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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 Earl E. Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Is Earl E. Smith's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Earl E. Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Earl E. Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles B. Pierce shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Charles B. PierceShared titles: Sudden Impact (1983), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The Winds of Autumn (1976), Winterhawk (1975), Bootleggers (1974), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)See all 6 shared titles with Charles B. Pierce
Actors
- Chuck Pierce Jr.Shared titles: The Winds of Autumn (1976), Winterhawk (1975), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Chuck Pierce Jr.
- Jimmy ClemShared titles: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The Winds of Autumn (1976), Bootleggers (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Jimmy Clem
- Andrew PrineShared titles: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The Winds of Autumn (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Prine
- Dawn WellsShared titles: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), Winterhawk (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Dawn Wells
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jaime Mendoza-NavaShared titles: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The Winds of Autumn (1976), Bootleggers (1974), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)See all 4 shared titles with Jaime Mendoza-Nava
- Tom BoutrossShared titles: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The Winds of Autumn (1976), Winterhawk (1975), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Boutross
- James W. RobersonShared titles: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The Winds of Autumn (1976), Winterhawk (1975)See all 3 shared titles with James W. Roberson
Producers
- L.W. LedwellShared titles: Bootleggers (1974), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)See all 2 shared titles with L.W. Ledwell
Mixed roles
- Steve LyonsShared titles: The Winds of Autumn (1976), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Lyons