From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Tuggle is an American film director and writer best known for such films as Escape from Alcatraz, Tightrope and Out of Bounds. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Tuggle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 8, 1948 (78)
- Coral Gables, Florida, USA
- Writer and director
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Richard Tuggle's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
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.
Where can I watch Richard Tuggle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Tuggle'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
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Out of Bounds(1986)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Tightrope(1984)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Escape from Alcatraz(1979)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 1979 to 1989.
How do Richard Tuggle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Who does Richard Tuggle work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Tuggle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Surtees shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Clint EastwoodShared titles: Tightrope (1984), Escape from Alcatraz (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Clint Eastwood
Cinematographers
- Bruce SurteesShared titles: Out of Bounds (1986), Tightrope (1984), Escape from Alcatraz (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce Surtees
Producers
- Fritz ManesShared titles: Tightrope (1984), Escape from Alcatraz (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Fritz Manes
