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Anthony E. Cabral

Anthony E. Cabral

Producer and actor · Born September 5, 1975 (51) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Anthony E. Cabral, also known as “ACE”, is an award-winning filmmaker and sought after assistant director who has been working in film, television, and video production for almost thirty years. He started working on productions while in school at Missouri State University where he graduated with a degree in Mass Media: Film Studies and Production. He has successfully navigated and worked on projects ranging from low-budget independent films up to Disney television programs. He is an active member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA). Away from set, Mr. Cabral serves on multiple committees for the DGA, including the First Assistant Director Committee, the Chicago Coordinating Committee, the Latino Committee, the Eastern Diversity Steering Committee, and most recently elected as an alternate for the Eastern AD/UPM Council. Mr. Cabral embraces giving back to the film industry in several ways. For over 24 years he has continued to take time to serve as a Volunteer Theater Manager for the Sundance Film Festival. He shares his wisdom and experience by teaching Production Assistant Training Classes, most recently as the Lead Instructor for the Central Illinois Film & TV Production Training Program. He also guest speaks at numerous schools, including Missouri State University, University of Illinois, Northwestern University, Columbia College Chicago, and organizations such as Chicago’s Free Spirit Media, the Spokane Film Project, and the St. Louis Chapter of the Media Communications Association.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 5, 1975 (51)
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Anthony E. Cabral's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
28%
Morality
18%
Bonds
17%
Society
14%
Ideas
10%
Power
9%
Survival
4%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · 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 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Tense
3
Absurd
3
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Anthony E. Cabral's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony E. Cabral'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

56 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page.

  • B-Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    First Assistant Director

  • Deli Boys(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Albany Road(2024)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Beauty in Black(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Bunker(2022)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

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

    Show 15 episodes · First Assistant Director

  • The Time Traveler's Wife(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Revealer(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Again(2021)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 4400(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Broadcast Signal Intrusion(2021)

    First Assistant Director · as Group Sharer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Force(2021)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hammer Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    First Assistant Director

  • Killing Eleanor(2020)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Thing About Harry(2020)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Rising Phoenix(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Heist(2019)

    Additional Second Assistant Director · as Marshall

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Girl on the Third Floor(2019)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Friend Request(2020)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Raising Dion(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Surprise Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    First Assistant Director

  • High on the Hog(2019)

    First Assistant Director · as Angry Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Working Man(2019)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • An Acceptable Loss(2018)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Hypoxia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Co-Producer

  • Slice(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Skeletons in the Closet(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Thrill Ride(2016)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Hollow(2016)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Importance Of Doubting Tom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Consumed(2015)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Origins of Wit and Humor(2015)

    First Assistant Director · as Stage Hand

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aztec Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Historian(2014)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Haunting of Cellblock 11(2014)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Bad Johnson(2014)

    First Assistant Director · as Man in Front of Hardware Store

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Muck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Production Coordinator

  • The Drunk(2014)

    Boom Operator · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Morningside Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Co-Producer

  • She Loves Me Not(2013)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Shadow People(2013)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Fatal Call(2012)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • All you can dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    First Assistant Director

  • Zombie Hamlet(2012)

    Key Set Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Ratline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Thanks

  • The Bandit(2011)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Frontier Boys(2012)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Leading Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    First Assistant Director

  • Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    First Assistant Director

  • Up in the Air(2009)

    Set Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Tomb(2009)

    Second Assistant Director · Set Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Streetballers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Additional Photography · Co-Producer

  • The Awakened (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Key Set Production Assistant

  • Holiday Baggage(2008)

    Second Second Assistant Director · as Orderly

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Coverup(2008)

    Key Set Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Witches Playground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

High on the Hog (2019)

$46K worldwide

Highest rated

Rising Phoenix (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 54: 0 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing7 of 54: 4 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew50 of 54: 41 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

54 titles, 9 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2010s33 · 4 acting · 33 crew2020s14 · 1 acting · 14 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 Anthony E. Cabral's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

The Origins of Wit and Humor (2015)

96th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rising Phoenix (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 38. 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 Anthony E. Cabral work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony E. Cabral's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brett Hays shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles