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Rick Morse

Rick Morse

Producer

Rick Morse is a veteran entertainment attorney with over three decades of experience in film legal affairs, as General Counsel for production, production finance, distribution and new media companies while serving as production counsel on a wide slate of independent features and documentaries. Based in Newport Beach, Rick provides comprehensive production legal services from development through delivery, customarily also acting as executive producer. His recent production counsel and executive producer credits include Gunslinger (Nicolas Cage), Dead Man's Hand (Cole Hauser), The System (Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven), Every Last One of Them (Richard Dreyfuss), and 1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom (Danny Trejo), along with the award-winning documentary Carol Doda, Topless at the Condor. Previously as Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Radar Pictures, the successor to Interscope Productions, Rick oversaw legal matters for the company known for major productions including The Last Samurai, Mr. Holland's Opus, Riddick, and The Amityville Horror. During that time he managed contracts from development through delivery and provided in-house legal counsel on films including Beirut, starring Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike, and was production counsel on Kickboxer: Vengeance with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Under the Bed by Blair Witch Project director Dan Myrick. Additionally, he contributed to the reboots of Jumanji during his tenure. His production counsel work also extends to films such as Wild Oats (Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange), The Steam Experiment (Val Kilmer), and 100 Feet with multiple Oscar winning producer/director Jonathan Sanger. Known for his hands-on, deal-savvy approach, Rick continues to advise filmmakers on all aspects of production legal, financing, and distribution.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Rick Morse's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
25%
Morality
22%
Bonds
18%
Self
17%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · 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 14 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
9
Thrilling
6
Romantic
5
Warm
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 Rick Morse's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Morse'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, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gunslingers(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Carol Doda Topless at the Condor(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Witchboard(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • 1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Hand(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Yoga Retreat(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Aloha with Love(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Incarnation(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The System(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Every Last One of Them(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hot Water(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Take Back(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Tidal Wave(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • PawParazzi(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Cupid's Arrow(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Sk8 Dawg(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Oats(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Kickboxer: Vengeance(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • War Flowers(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Steam Experiment(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 100 Feet(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 2016 to 2024.

Biggest box office

100 Feet (2008)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Incarnation (2022)

Midcredits 36th

Most popular right now

The System (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing8 of 8: 8 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score19th

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s6 · 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 Rick Morse's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · producer

Sk8 Dawg (2018)

98th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor (2023)

Midcredits 71st · 61% liked

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.

Is Rick Morse's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Rick Morse work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Morse's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie R. Thompson shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles