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Richard Styles

Actor, director and writer

Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 41% in 30 days

What are Richard Styles' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
71%
Power
17%
Morality
6%
Society
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · 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 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Styles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Styles' 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

12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Supreme Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Assault (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Gruder

  • Sorceress II: The Temptress(1997)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Demolition High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · as Warshack

  • Shooter on the Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Midnight Tease II(1995)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Shallow Grave(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cease Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Associate Producer · as Ritchie

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Policeman in diner

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Hermes

  • The Zodiac Killer(1971)

    as Judd

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1971 to 2010.

Biggest box office

The Zodiac Killer (1971)

$34 worldwide

Highest rated

Shallow Grave (1987)

Midcredits 27th

Most popular right now

Sorceress II: The Temptress (1997)

Film career

  • 1971Screen debut· The Zodiac Killer

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 12: 4 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting6 of 12: 3 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 12: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 12: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 12: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

12 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Richard Styles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

Sorceress II: The Temptress (1997)

78th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Shallow Grave (1987)

Midcredits 27th · 34% liked

Reviewers score the acting 31/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 45, detractors 16. 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.

Who does Richard Styles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Styles' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie K. Smith shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers