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Richard Bates Jr.

Director

Richard Bates Jr.

Directing
2012 — present · 5 films
From
McLean, Virginia, United States

Richard Bates Jr. is a director and writer, known for Excision (2012), Trash Fire (2016), Suburban Gothic (2014) and Tone-Deaf (2019)

Career Signature

How Richard Bates Jr.’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

deadpan absurdity
anxious dread
family dynamics
late-night movie
conversation starter

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

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Filmography

King Knight

2022

Tone-Deaf

2019

Trash Fire

2016

Suburban Gothic

2014

Excision

2012