Frank Merle is a proud member of the Producers Guild of America and an award-winning filmmaker who served as artistic director of Chicago’s critically-acclaimed Keyhole Theatre Company and produced over 30 professional stage productions before turning his attention to film in 2006. Since making the move to Hollywood, he has written, directed and produced several award-winning films.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, director and writer, also editor
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Frank Merle's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous9
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 Frank Merle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).
- Namaka (2025) · director, writer, producer · free
- All Gone Wrong (2021) · producer · free
- Catfish Christmas (2022) · producer · free
- Driftwood (2023) · producer · free
- From Jennifer (2017) · director, writer, producer · free
- Nest of Vampires (2021) · producer · free
- Terror Tales: Poetry & Death Volume 1 (2025) · director · free
- Blood Covered Chocolate (2022) · producer · free
- For Jennifer (2018) · producer · free
- 2 Jennifer (2016) · producer, editor · free
- Porcelain (2024) · producer · free
- Tales from the Other Side (2022) · director, producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Frank Merle'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
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Little Pet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Namaka(2025)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Porcelain(2024)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Bloodthirst(2023)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Driftwood(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Blood Covered Chocolate(2022)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Catfish Christmas(2022)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
All Gone Wrong(2021)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Nest of Vampires(2021)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
For Jennifer(2018)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
From Jennifer(2017)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
2 Jennifer(2016)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Employer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Visible Scars(2012)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all filmsGnaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Broken Oaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2008 to 2025.
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 Frank Merle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. 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 Frank Merle work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frank Merle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cullen Bressack shares the most, 4.
Writers
- James Cullen BressackShared titles: Tales from the Other Side (2022), For Jennifer (2018), From Jennifer (2017), 2 Jennifer (2016)See all 4 shared titles with James Cullen Bressack
- Hunter JohnsonShared titles: Porcelain (2024), For Jennifer (2018), From Jennifer (2017), 2 Jennifer (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Hunter Johnson
Actors
- Tony ToddShared titles: Catfish Christmas (2022), All Gone Wrong (2021), From Jennifer (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Tony Todd
- Devin LasterShared titles: Namaka (2025), Catfish Christmas (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Devin Laster
- Michael KlugShared titles: Driftwood (2023), Blood Covered Chocolate (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Klug
- Trae IrelandShared titles: Tales from the Other Side (2022), From Jennifer (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Trae Ireland
Composers and cinematographers
- Richard TrejoShared titles: Namaka (2025), Porcelain (2024), Tales from the Other Side (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Trejo
- Talip PeshkepiaShared titles: Namaka (2025), Catfish Christmas (2022), Tales from the Other Side (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Talip Peshkepia
- Neal TylerShared titles: Driftwood (2023), Blood Covered Chocolate (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Neal Tyler
Producers
- Jarrett FurstShared titles: Tales from the Other Side (2022), For Jennifer (2018), 2 Jennifer (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Jarrett Furst
- Erin KilleanShared titles: Namaka (2025), Tales from the Other Side (2022), From Jennifer (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Erin Killean
- Barry AlbrechtShared titles: Namaka (2025), All Gone Wrong (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Albrecht
- Clelia El Adl ClemensShared titles: Namaka (2025), Catfish Christmas (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Clelia El Adl Clemens
Mixed roles
- Chris Shane SandersShared titles: Bloodthirst (2023), Nest of Vampires (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Shane Sanders
