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Richard Payten

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

What are Richard Payten's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
31%
Survival
23%
Morality
19%
Society
11%
Power
6%
Self
5%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Dread
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Richard Payten's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Payten'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

10 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Six Minutes to Midnight(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • On Chesil Beach(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Country(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Whiteley(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Strangerland(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tracks(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Eye of the Storm(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Charlie & Boots(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mary and Max(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Candy(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 10 MovieCove titles from 2006 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Tracks (2013)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Mary and Max (2009)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing10 of 10: 10 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Richard Payten's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · producer

Mary and Max (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

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 Richard Payten's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles30–69 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles40–57 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles31–85 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–80 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles21–77 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard Payten work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Payten's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Mackie shares the most, 10.

Actors

Composers

Producers