Portrait of Ron Oliver

Directing

Ron Oliver

Career

Active from 1973 to 2025, with a break from 1974 to 1986, busiest in 1997 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy II
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy II
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ron Oliver Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 10
  • Romantic Comedy 9
  • Character-Driven 9
  • Feel-Good 8
  • Family-Friendly 7
  • Heartwarming 7
  • Wholesome Entertainment 6
  • Suspenseful 6
  • Feel-Good Movie 6
  • Comfort Watch 5
  • Christmas Romance 5
  • Predictable Plot 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Goosebumps: Bride of the Living Dummy
Goosebumps: Bride of the Living Dummy

Writer

2020s

15 titles ยท average score 62
My Secret Santa
My Secret Santa (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

To Barcelona, with Love
To Barcelona, with Love (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Groomsmen: Last Dance
The Groomsmen: Last Dance (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Groomsmen: Second Chances
The Groomsmen: Second Chances (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Falling for Christmas
Falling for Christmas (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Jolly Good Christmas
Jolly Good Christmas (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Hotel for the Holidays
Hotel for the Holidays (2022)
GoodWatch score 42

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Love in the Limelight
Love in the Limelight (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Housewives of the North Pole
The Housewives of the North Pole (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

A Timeless Christmas
A Timeless Christmas (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

2010s

38 titles ยท average score 54
Christmas at the Plaza
Christmas at the Plaza (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

The Christmas Train
The Christmas Train (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Romance at Reindeer Lodge
Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

The Swap
The Swap (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Date with Love
Date with Love (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

Perfect Match
Perfect Match (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

I Do, I Do, I Do
I Do, I Do, I Do (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Beethoven's Treasure Tail
Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Writer

Wedding Planner Mystery
Wedding Planner Mystery (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Trainer
The Trainer (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Writer

2000s

16 titles ยท average score 47
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Bridal Fever
Bridal Fever (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

A Dennis the Menace Christmas
A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2006)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

All She Wants for Christmas
All She Wants for Christmas (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Chasing Christmas
Chasing Christmas (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Blood Angels
Blood Angels (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Blue Demon
Blue Demon (2004)
GoodWatch score 28

Writer

Romeo!
Romeo! (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท Director

1990s

18 titles ยท average score 60
Goosebumps: Cry of the Cat
Goosebumps: Cry of the Cat (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Teleplay

Goosebumps: How I Got My Shrunken Head
Goosebumps: How I Got My Shrunken Head (1998)
GoodWatch score 65

Teleplay, Director

Goosebumps: Perfect School
Goosebumps: Perfect School (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Lexx: Super Nova
The Lexx: Super Nova (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Goosebumps: How to Kill a Monster
Goosebumps: How to Kill a Monster (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy II
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy II (1996)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Goosebumps: Vampire Breath
Goosebumps: Vampire Breath (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Goosebumps: Let's Get Invisible!
Goosebumps: Let's Get Invisible! (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Goosebumps: Welcome to Camp Nightmare
Goosebumps: Welcome to Camp Nightmare (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Liar's Edge
Liar's Edge (1992)
GoodWatch score 30

Director, Writer

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
GoodWatch score 28

Writer, Director

1980s

1 title ยท average score 57
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay