Richard Foster
Producer, cinematographer, director, editor and writer
Richard Foster's background includes ten years as one of the top commercial photographers in the country, designing and producing international advertising images for major clients and agencies all over the world. His fine art photography has been exhibited for at Focus Gallery in San Francisco and at a one man show in Chicago. His leadership was evidenced early as one of the founders of the prestigious Advertising Photographers of America, for which he served as its first president in Chicago. Next Richard began designing and directing film projects and served as a member of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers. He has uniquely written, designed and produced award-winning campaigns for such clients as Domino's Pizza, which he took from five hundred stores to over four thousand. He has also produced and directed hundreds of television commercials for clients like McDonald's, Kelloggs, Royal Crown Cola, Stouffer Hotels, Corona Beer, Pizza Hut, Uncle Bens, Bell Telephone Systems, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Mazzios, Village Inn/Bakers Square, and Anheuser Busch. Over the years he has garnered over seventy major national awards. With his writing partner, Deborah, he has developed and written four feature films, and an anthology dramatic television series with thirteen episodes completed and thirteen others in development. He has also produced and directed the pilot of a children's series, The Scientific Adventures Of Doctor Theory. So This Is Christmas is the first of their many projects slated to be produced. It has been chosen first because of its efficient budget structure, its capitalization of the teen market, and the "legs" inherent in any Christmas film both in theatrical release and on television and in video markets year after year.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer, cinematographer, director, editor and writer
- 5 on MovieCove
What are Richard Foster's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
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 Richard Foster's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Foster'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
5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Black Girl Missing(2023)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
So This Is Christmas(2013)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 5 MovieCove titles from 2013 to 2024.
How do Richard Foster's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
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 Richard Foster work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Foster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Foster shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Garcelle BeauvaisShared titles: Tempted by Love: A Terry McMillan Presentation (2024), Black Girl Missing (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Garcelle Beauvais
Producers
- Richard FosterShared titles: Christmas in the Spotlight (2024), Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024), Tempted by Love: A Terry McMillan Presentation (2024), Black Girl Missing (2023), So This Is Christmas (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Richard Foster
- Chet FensterShared titles: Christmas in the Spotlight (2024), Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024), Tempted by Love: A Terry McMillan Presentation (2024), Black Girl Missing (2023)See all 4 shared titles with Chet Fenster