Matthew "Matt" Dearborn is an American filmmaker and television producer. He is best known for writing a screenplay for 2006 movie Cow Belles, directed by Francine McDougall and starring the american pop rock duo Aly & AJ.
Biography from TMDB.
- Writer, producer and director
- 13 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Matt Dearborn's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous1
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 Matt Dearborn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Matt Dearborn'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
24 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Fast Layne(2019)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
The New Adventures of Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Breaking In(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Zeke and Luther(2009)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Special Delivery(2008)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Beyond the Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Just for Kicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Cow Belles(2006)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Unscripted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Phil of the Future(2004)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Romeo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Even Stevens Movie(2003)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Even Stevens(2000)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Strange Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Sliders(1995)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Eerie, Indiana(1991)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
TV 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Wallflower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1985 to 2022.
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 Matt Dearborn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 3 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 Matt Dearborn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matt Dearborn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Hunter shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Tim HunterShared titles: Eerie, Indiana (1991), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Hunter
Writers
- Michael CassuttShared titles: Eerie, Indiana (1991), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Cassutt
Composers and editors
- Rick WeisShared titles: Until the Wheels Come Off (2022), Fast Layne (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Rick Weis
- Terry BlytheShared titles: Cow Belles (2006), Eerie, Indiana (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Terry Blythe
- Stacy WidelitzShared titles: Eerie, Indiana (1991), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Stacy Widelitz
