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Neill Fearnley

Neill Fearnley

Director and actor, also producer · Born April 21, 1953 (73) · Liverpool, England

Neill Fearnley was born on 21 April 1953 in Liverpool, England. He was a director and producer, known for R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010), Look Who's Talking Now (1993) and When Calls the Heart (2014). He was married to Karen. He died on 13 July 2024 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Born
April 21, 1953 (73)
From
Liverpool, England
Works as
Director and actor, also producer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Neill Fearnley's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
35%
Bonds
29%
Self
11%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 6 · 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 13 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
15
Tense
13
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
8
Bittersweet
7
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Neill Fearnley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Neill Fearnley'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

94 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched & Seized(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • When Calls the Heart: New Possibilities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • When Calls the Heart: In Perfect Unity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: Family Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: The Queen of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Blessing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: Close to My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder in D Minor(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: Picture a Murder(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Garage Sale Mysteries: The Pandora's Box Murders(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • When Calls the Heart: My Heart Is Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: The Heart of Homecoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • When Calls The Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: Heart of a Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Garage Sale Mystery: A Case of Murder(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Garage Sale Mystery: Murder by Text(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder(2017)

    Director · as Beach Man

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: The Heart Of The Community (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • When Calls The Heart: The Heart Of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • When Calls The Heart: Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: Hearts in Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • The Wedding March(2016)

    Director · as Bruce

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: Heart Of A Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: It Begins With Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • When Calls The Heart: New Year's Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • When Calls The Heart: Follow Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Autumn Dreams(2015)

    Director · as Minister

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: Heart And Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • When Calls The Heart: Heart Of The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • When Calls The Heart: Trials Of The Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • A Gift of Miracles(2015)

    Director · as Gift Shop Worker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • When Calls the Heart: Change of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: Rules of Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart: Second Chances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • When Calls the Heart(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Cedar Cove(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Comes Home to Canaan(2011)

    Director · Producer · as Clark

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Family Thanksgiving(2010)

    Director · Producer · as John Skinton

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as Security Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Really You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Encounter with Danger(2009)

    Director · as David

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in Canaan(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Boy Next Door(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Daniel's Daughter(2008)

    Director · as Stan

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Bad Son(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • My Baby Is Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • A Decent Proposal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • I Dream of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Christmas in Boston(2005)

    Director · as Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Clinic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • 1-800-Missing(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Strange Frequency 2(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Jeremiah(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Tracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Witchblade(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)

    Show 27 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Director

  • The Fearing Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Dogmatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Escape from Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Johnny 2.0(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • My Life as a Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • The Adventures of Sinbad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • FX: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Poltergeist: The Legacy(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Flash Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hawkeye(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • M.A.N.T.I.S.(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • A Passion for Murder(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • African Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of the Black Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Girl From Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Neon Rider(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Bordertown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • War of the Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Friday the 13th: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • J.J. Starbuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Wiseguy(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Danger Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 94 titles from 1985 to 2021.

Highest rated

Garage Sale Mysteries: The Pandora's Box Murders (2018)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Autumn Dreams (2015)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 94: 0 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting93 of 94: 82 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing2 of 94: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

94 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s22 · crew2000s21 · 2 acting · 21 crew2010s38 · 8 acting · 38 crew2020s5 · crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Neill Fearnley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director

Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera (2007)

81st percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Stargate: Atlantis (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Neill Fearnley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neill Fearnley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Randal Platt shares the most, 10.

Writers

Actors

  • Eva Bourne8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Eva Bourne
  • Lori Loughlin8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Lori Loughlin
  • Sarah Strange8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Sarah Strange
  • Steve Bacic8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Steve Bacic

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Randal Platt10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Randal Platt
  • Terry Frewer9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Terry Frewer
  • Nicole Ratcliffe6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Nicole Ratcliffe
  • Alison Grace3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Alison Grace

Producers

  • Harvey Kahn9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Harvey Kahn
  • Alan Ett8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Alan Ett
  • Allen Lewis8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Allen Lewis
  • Katy Garretson8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Katy Garretson