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Rick Garman

Rick Garman

Writer and producer

Rick Garman grew up in Iowa and although he appreciated his solid Midwestern upbringing, he moved to Los Angeles as soon as he was old enough to be sure that his parents couldn't send a sheriff to bring him back. He studied theater at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, but soon realized that acting was not his passion. Writing was. He is an award-winning playwright with honors including the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Los Angeles Theater Production, a television writer with several TV movies in the can and/or in development, and a travel writer with more than a dozen guidebooks about Las Vegas including Frommer's, Las Vegas for Dummies, and Moon Handbooks. Rick enjoys taking road trips to see colorful bits of Americana and counts Savannah, Georgia as his favorite city in the world. In his spare time you'll probably find him on the couch binge-watching TV.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
46 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 1% in 30 days

What are Rick Garman's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Romance8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Family 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
Bonds
61%
Self
15%
Society
15%
Morality
4%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love37 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity18 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 43 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 44 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 40 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 42 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 35 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 42 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
35
Hopeful
33
Romantic
29
Joyful
24
Bittersweet
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy43
  • 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 Rick Garman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (38).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Garman'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

46 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 2016 to 2026.

Highest rated

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Country at Heart (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing37 of 44: 34 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing10 of 44: 7 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

44 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s24 · crew2020s20 · crew

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 Rick Garman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 46; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th34
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · writer

A Christmas... Present (2022)

89th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018)

Midcredits 72nd · 63% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 46 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 Rick Garman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Garman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Goehring shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • Jamie Goehring9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
  • Shawn Williamson9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Shawn Williamson
  • Borga Dorter7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Borga Dorter
  • Jim Head7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jim Head

Mixed roles