Richard Dane Scott is an Asian-American screenwriter known for the family films Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale (2023) and A Tooth Fairy Tale (2024). He was a staff writer on the TV series 5th Ward that aired for two seasons and has been a 3-time Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl's Fellowship Finalist.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Writer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Richard Dane Scott's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
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 Dane Scott's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Dane Scott'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
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
A Tooth Fairy Tale(2025)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale(2023)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Conway Curve(2017)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Stage V(2016)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 7 MovieCove titles from 2015 to 2025.
How do Richard Dane Scott's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 49, detractors 9. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Dane Scott work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Dane Scott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robin Conly shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Callie HaverdaShared titles: Stage V (2016), The Adventures of Pepper and Paula (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Callie Haverda
Cinematographers
- Kevin NationsShared titles: Stage V (2016), The Adventures of Pepper and Paula (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Nations
Producers
- Robin ConlyShared titles: My Landlord Wants Me Dead (2023), Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars (2018), The Conway Curve (2017), Stage V (2016), The Adventures of Pepper and Paula (2015)See all 5 shared titles with Robin Conly
- Jeffrey GilesShared titles: A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025), Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Giles
- Michael LurieShared titles: A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025), Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Lurie
- Chris PatrieShared titles: Stage V (2016), The Adventures of Pepper and Paula (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Patrie
Mixed roles
- Buddy CalvoShared titles: Stage V (2016), The Adventures of Pepper and Paula (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Buddy Calvo
