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Dennis McCarthy

Dennis McCarthy

Composer · Born July 3, 1945 (81)

Born
July 3, 1945 (81)
Works as
Composer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Dennis McCarthy's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
27%
Morality
24%
Survival
16%
Self
14%
Power
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 10 · Serious 9 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 22 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 13 · Intense 8

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 16 · 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 17 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
15
Warm
8
Hopeful
7
Absurd
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 McCarthy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dennis McCarthy'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

82 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wife Stalker(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Latasha Harlins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Death of a Nation(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Is in Trouble(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Sound

  • Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Die, Mommie, Die! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Conspiracy(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • In His Life: The John Lennon Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • The Deadly Look of Love(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Dying to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Hit and Run(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Letters from a Killer(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Breast Men(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • In My Sister's Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • McHale's Navy(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • When Innocence Is Lost(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lying Eyes(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Care and Handling of Roses(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Basics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Hidden in Silence(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Inflammable(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Colony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Deadly Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Generations(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Birdland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

  • Staying Afloat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • A Tribute to Sam Kinison(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 173 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Daddy(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • LifeStories: Steve Burdick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Kaleidoscope(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Tiny Toon Adventures(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 73 episodes · Composer

  • Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years(1990)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Police Story: Cop Killer(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Sworn to Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Barbara Mandrell's Christmas: A Family Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Houston: The Legend of Texas(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Colbys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Playing with Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Cover Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Glitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • V: The Final Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Last Plane Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Off the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • The Kid with the 200 I.Q.(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Pray TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Night of the Demon(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as 2nd U.S. Doctor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie King (uncredited)

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as The Lab Man

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Prosecutor

Career shape

A full career of 78 titles from 1955 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Death of a Nation (2018)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Midcredits 36th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 78: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic71 of 78: 71 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew2 of 78: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s3 · acting1980s18 · crew1990s39 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · 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 Dennis McCarthy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · composer

Death of a Nation (2018)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 38/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 McCarthy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Dennis McCarthy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dennis McCarthy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chuck McLain shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers