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Michael Preece

Michael Preece

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Michael Preece's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
31%
Power
18%
Society
6%
Self
5%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Absurd
1
Triumphant
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Michael Preece's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Preece'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

51 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The President's Man(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Sons of Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Logan's War: Bound by Honor(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dallas: War of the Ewings(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Beretta's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 70 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Dangerous Curves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Young Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Stingray(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Berrenger's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Mike Hammer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ace Crawford... Private Eye(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Great Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · as Arnold - Riebmann's Guard

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Flamingo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Freebie and the Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • When the Whistle Blows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Prize Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Man Called Sloane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Paradise Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • B. J. and the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Runaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Logan's Run(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dog and Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Bionic Woman(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Breakheart Pass(1975)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Mitchell(1975)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Gun and the Pulpit(1974)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Paper Chase(1973)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lady Ice(1973)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Getaway(1972)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Skullduggery(1970)

    as Nayler (as Mike Preece)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • How the West Was Won(1962)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Men in War(1957)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Barnes

  • Shadows Over Sulphur Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles, 50 of them dated from 1955 to 2000.

Highest rated

Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)

Midcredits 27th

Most popular right now

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 51: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting41 of 51: 40 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew8 of 51: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1950s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1960s1 · crew1970s22 · 1 acting · 21 crew1980s17 · 1 acting · 17 crew1990s7 · crew2000s1 · 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 Michael Preece's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 12; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

7th Heaven (1996)

79th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Stingray (1986)

Midcredits 67th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 43/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 3 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 Michael Preece work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Preece's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karl Kases shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles