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Dustin Rikert

Dustin Rikert

Director, producer and writer, also editor · Born August 1, 1974 (52) · Randolph, Vermont, USA

Dustin Rikert was born on 1 August 1974 in Randolph, Vermont, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Christmas Quest (2024), Next Stop, Christmas (2021) and A Biltmore Christmas (2023). He has been married to Lori Benson Rikert since 16 August 1997.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 1, 1974 (52)
From
Randolph, Vermont, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 22% in 30 days

What are Dustin Rikert's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Romance movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
18%
Society
16%
Morality
10%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Romantic love20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose13 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 35 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 32 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 27 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

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

Steady 33 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 12 · 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 35 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
23
Hopeful
25
Romantic
20
Joyful
13
Tense
8
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Dustin Rikert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (29).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dustin Rikert'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

53 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Grand Biltmore Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Lost in Paradise(2026)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Newport Christmas(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Quest(2024)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Finnish Line(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Biltmore Christmas(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Merry Scottish Christmas(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Heidelberg Holiday(2023)

    Post Production Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mystic Christmas(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Where Are You, Christmas?(2023)

    Director · Visual Effects Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Far Haven(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The 12 Days of Christmas Eve(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Two Tickets to Paradise(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Royal Queens Christmas(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Holiday Fix Up(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Holiday in Harlem(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Next Stop, Christmas(2021)

    Director · Producer · Visual Effects Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Taking the Reins(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Pecan Summer(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sand Dollar Cove(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sugar Plum Twist(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Nashville Christmas Carol(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • One Royal Holiday(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Love on Iceland(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Love Story(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Wedding at Graceland(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Apple Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • The Legend of 5 Mile Cave(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Christmas Everlasting(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Home by Spring(2018)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Graceland(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • You're Gonna Miss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • A Mermaid's Tale(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Country Christmas(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dug Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Ambush at Dark Canyon(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Born Wild(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Easy Rider 2: The Ride Home(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Gundown(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Death Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Haunted Airplane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Dual(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alien Invasion Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Sasquatch Mountain(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Lethal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Ghost Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer · Story

  • Essence of Echoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Killing Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Peter C.

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Country Christmas (2013)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 47: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting28 of 47: 14 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting15 of 47: 2 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thProducing24 of 47: 15 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdEditing2 of 47: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

47 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s5 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s25 · crew

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 Dustin Rikert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 41; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 41 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · producer

Dual (2008)

86th percentile spread · 79% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Dustin Rikert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dustin Rikert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Gernhard shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Tommy Fields18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Tommy Fields
  • Bryan Capri12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Bryan Capri
  • Kat Spiess11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Kat Spiess
  • Branden James Maxham9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Branden James Maxham

Producers

Mixed roles