Mel Swope
- Producer
- 5 on MovieCove
What are Mel Swope's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
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 Mel Swope's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Mel Swope'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
5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
No Margin for Error(1978)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 5 MovieCove titles from 1976 to 1988.
How do Mel Swope's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
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 Mel Swope work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mel Swope's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Rodgers shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Lee H. KatzinShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Lee H. Katzin

Writers
- Mark RodgersShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987), No Margin for Error (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Rodgers
- Lukas HellerShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Lukas Heller
- Nunnally JohnsonShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Nunnally Johnson

Actors
- Ernest BorgnineShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Ernest Borgnine

- Telly SavalasShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Telly Savalas

- Don MeredithShared titles: The Night the City Screamed (1980), Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Don Meredith

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- John CacavasShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with John Cacavas

- Richard E. RabjohnShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Richard E. Rabjohn
- Tomislav PinterShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Tomislav Pinter
Producers
- David GerberShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987), The Night the City Screamed (1980), No Margin for Error (1978)See all 3 shared titles with David Gerber
- Boris GregoricShared titles: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Boris Gregoric
Mixed roles
- Larry BrodyShared titles: The Night the City Screamed (1980), No Margin for Error (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Brody


