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Doug Purdy

Doug Purdy

Actor, director and writer, also producer

Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
7 on Motif · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Doug Purdy's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
56%
Self
28%
Survival
17%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Doug Purdy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Doug Purdy's titles on Motif; 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

10 credits, 7 with a Motif page.

  • Pilgrim(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Quality Problems(2017)

    Director · as Drew

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Feels(2017)

    as Uber Driver

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Come Simi(2015)

    as Doug

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Spicer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Forgiving the Franklins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Junior Law Partner

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Medical Investigation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Young

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Miles Underwater (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Sam / Jefe

Career shape

Star power in the 27th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2002 to 2025.

Highest rated

The Feels (2017)

Midcredits 20th

Most popular right now

Quality Problems (2017)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 10: 8 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting2 of 10: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 10: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Doug Purdy's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, director

Quality Problems (2017)

95th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

Quality Problems (2017)

Midcredits 38th · 47% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Doug Purdy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Doug Purdy's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brooke Purdy shares the most, 2.

Actors