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Rick Morales

Rick Morales

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 42 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 27% in 30 days

What are Rick Morales' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
29%
Morality
19%
Society
10%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Identity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 15

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
23
Joyful
16
Tense
10
Absurd
8
Dread
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Rick Morales' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Morales' 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

42 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 37 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)

$57K worldwide

Highest rated

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Creature Commandos (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 39: 9 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting1 of 39: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing24 of 39: 21 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew6 of 39: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

39 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s20 · crew2020s17 · 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 Rick Morales' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain (2017)

83rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Batman: Knightfall - Part 1: Knightfall (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 20 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.

Is Rick Morales' work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles51–98 · median 94 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles10–42 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles17–77 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles5–40 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles34–74 · median 54 · 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 Rick Morales work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Morales' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Register shares the most, 28.

Directors

Writers

  • Jeremy Adams11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Jeremy Adams
  • James Krieg20 titles · 9 as writer    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with James Krieg
  • Jerry Siegel8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Jerry Siegel
  • Joe Shuster8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Joe Shuster

Actors

  • Grey DeLisle17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Grey DeLisle
  • Nolan North8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Nolan North
  • Troy Baker7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Troy Baker
  • John DiMaggio6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with John DiMaggio

Composers and editors

  • Craig Paulsen12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Craig Paulsen
  • Robert J. Kral8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Robert J. Kral
  • Kristopher Carter5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kristopher Carter
  • Lolita Ritmanis5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Lolita Ritmanis

Producers

  • Sam Register28 titles    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Sam Register
  • Kip Brown9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Kip Brown
  • Jill Wilfert9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jill Wilfert
  • Alyessa Ornelas7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Alyessa Ornelas