Las Vegas native and UNLV film graduate Richard Pierce kickstarted his career by writing the screenplay for the Lionsgate-distributed action film "Sector 4: Extraction." Following a grand prize win in the Six-Figure Screenplay Contest, his script "Friend Request" found a home at MarVista Entertainment and was produced as "Do You Trust Your Boyfriend?" for Lifetime channel. With over a dozen projects for networks like Lifetime, LMN and Tubi, Richard focuses on crafting compelling, original thrillers and action films. He is also a librarian.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Writer and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Richard Pierce's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 1
Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
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 Pierce's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Pierce'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
15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lost in the Everglades(2025)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Nightmare in the Desert(2024)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
This Never Happened (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Surviving the Sleepover(2024)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Final Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Smart House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Abducted on Prom Night(2023)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
A Lifeguard's Obsession(2023)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Student Seduction(2022)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Killer Profile(2021)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
EP/Executive Protection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Sector 4: Extraction(2014)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 2014 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 Richard Pierce's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 24/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. 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 Pierce work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Pierce's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Wilka shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Alexandre CarrièreShared titles: The Prep School Disappearance (2025), The Boarding School Murders (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandre Carrière
- Ted CampbellShared titles: Student Seduction (2022), Killer Profile (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Campbell
Actors
- Brett GeddesShared titles: The Prep School Disappearance (2025), Abducted on Prom Night (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Brett Geddes
- Melissa BrayShared titles: The Prep School Disappearance (2025), Abducted on Prom Night (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Melissa Bray
Composers and cinematographers
- Christopher GuglickShared titles: The Prep School Disappearance (2025), The Boarding School Murders (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Guglick
- Michael TienShared titles: The Prep School Disappearance (2025), The Boarding School Murders (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Tien
- Kevin BlumenfeldShared titles: My Father's Murder in Greece (2024), Abducted on Prom Night (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Blumenfeld
- Emir IsilayShared titles: Student Seduction (2022), Killer Profile (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Emir Isilay
Producers
- Joseph WilkaShared titles: Lost in the Everglades (2025), The Prep School Disappearance (2025), My Father's Murder in Greece (2024), Nightmare in the Desert (2024), Surviving the Sleepover (2024), The Boarding School Murders (2024), A Lifeguard's Obsession (2023), Abducted on Prom Night (2023)See all 8 shared titles with Joseph Wilka
- Timothy O. JohnsonShared titles: My Father's Murder in Greece (2024), Nightmare in the Desert (2024), Surviving the Sleepover (2024), A Lifeguard's Obsession (2023), Abducted on Prom Night (2023)See all 5 shared titles with Timothy O. Johnson
- Lisa AlfordShared titles: My Father's Murder in Greece (2024), Nightmare in the Desert (2024), Surviving the Sleepover (2024), The Boarding School Murders (2024)See all 4 shared titles with Lisa Alford
- Jacob HornShared titles: Nightmare in the Desert (2024), Surviving the Sleepover (2024), A Lifeguard's Obsession (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Jacob Horn
