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Dale Stelly

Dale Stelly

Director, producer and writer

Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Dale Stelly's films like?

Across their 7 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.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Survival
28%
Bonds
13%
Self
12%
Society
9%
Power
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Absurd
3
Dread
3
Melancholic
1
Hopeful
1
Other
3

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Dale Stelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Dale Stelly'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

21 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Demon's Revenge(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Boatyard(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Bomb Pizza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Paradies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • First Day Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Tamales and Gumbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Mercy for Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Forgiveness(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • American Lowrider(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Single Black Female (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • What Up? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Spike Leroy

  • Unemployed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Spike Leroy

  • JC in tha Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • From Welfare to Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Choices 2(2004)

    Co-Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Sweet Potato Pie(2004)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Tha Crib (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Voodoo Tailz(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Homicide Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Paradies 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Bible on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 17 of them dated from 2002 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 20: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting17 of 20: 9 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting5 of 20: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing5 of 20: 3 only producing, 2 with another role

20 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · 2 acting · 9 crew2010s3 · crew2020s5 · crew

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

How do Dale Stelly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 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 7

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Reviewers score the atmosphere 43/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 25. 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 Dale Stelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dale Stelly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Quon shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers