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Dennis L. Pelino

Producer

Dennis Pelino, New China Media's Chairman and Founder has been involved in International business for over 30 years. Most of his early career was in the International shipping and transportation Logistics services industry. From the early 1990's and thru 2006, Mr. Pelino built two very successful International Logistics services businesses, acquiring over 75 companies around the world and generating revenues in excess of 1.4 billion USD per annum. Both firms were listed on public markets in the USA and both were successfully acquired by larger Logistic companies. During the last decade, Mr. Pelino was also a partner in a very successful financial and consulting services company in China putting together over a dozen mergers of China businesses with foreign investors. As the scope of his consulting business grew, Mr. Pelino formed New China Media in August of 2004 as an investment and consulting firm specializing in providing Investment opportunities to Western firms looking to do business in the Film, Television, Radio, Internet and Print Media sectors in China. Mr. Pelino is a founder of Xinhua Finance Ltd, a leading diversified Chinese financial Services company listed on the Tokyo Exchange in November of 2004. He is also a Founder in Xinhua Finance Media Ltd, a very successful Advertising and entertainment Media Company listed on the Nasdaq in the USA in March of 2007. During the past eight years Mr. Pelino has Produced or Financed many independent film productions in partnership with major Hollywood Production companies. He is also a Senior Consultant for South China Investments who he assists in acquisitions and financial guidance on their many international transactions. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and family and remains a successful entrepreneur in International business, Film and Television Production and Distribution.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

What are Dennis L. Pelino's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
38%
Bonds
27%
Self
17%
Morality
11%
Ideas
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
5
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Dennis L. Pelino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dennis L. Pelino'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

8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Strangers: Chapter 2(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 1(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • After(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Phoenix Forgotten(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Birds(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Burn Your Maps(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Church(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Getaway(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 8 MovieCove titles from 2013 to 2025.

Biggest box office

After (2019)

$69M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Church (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

After (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing8 of 8: 8 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score28th

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Dennis L. Pelino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

After (2019)

76th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mr. Church (2016)

Midcredits 92nd · 86% 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 Dennis L. Pelino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles20–85 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles20–54 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles41–84 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles34–87 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dennis L. Pelino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dennis L. Pelino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Courtney Solomon shares the most, 8.

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

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