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Matt Dorff

Matt Dorff

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Matt Dorff's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
31%
Bonds
23%
Morality
17%
Power
12%
Self
10%
Ideas
4%
Society
2%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
6
Warm
2
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Dorff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Dorff'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

32 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ring of Deception(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Unquiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Christmas in Paradise(2007)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker(2007)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • Break-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Story · Teleplay

  • Lies My Mother Told Me(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • See Arnold Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Category 7: The End of the World(2005)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer · Teleplay

  • Inside The Osmonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Growing Up Brady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Teleplay

  • The Spiral Staircase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Teleplay

  • Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Nowhere to Land(2000)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Silent Predators(1999)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Requiem for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Assignment Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Random Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • The Stepsister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer · Writer

  • Too Close to Home(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Closer and Closer(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Terror in the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Teleplay

  • Nothing But the Truth(1995)

    Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Complex of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Campus Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1987 to 2017.

Highest rated

The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (2007)

Midcredits 37th

Most popular right now

Category 7: The End of the World (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 31: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting28 of 31: 21 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thProducing9 of 31: 2 only producing, 7 with another role

31 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s1 · 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 Matt Dorff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · writer

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995)

83rd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Christmas in Paradise (2007)

Midcredits 59th · 56% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 32/100 and the plot and story 36/100 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 Matt Dorff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Dorff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank von Zerneck shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers