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Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich

Producer, director and writer · Born November 10, 1955 (70) · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

Born
November 10, 1955 (70)
From
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 40 days to Oct 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Roland Emmerich's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
25%
Bonds
17%
Self
17%
Morality
17%
Power
11%
Society
10%
Ideas
5%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 7 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 9

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 15

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 9

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Thrilling
11
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
9
Dread
6
Other
18

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Roland Emmerich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roland Emmerich'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

43 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Those About to Die(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Magic Flute(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Moonfall(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Colony(2021)

    Executive Producer · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Midway(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Independence Day: Resurgence(2016)

    Director · Characters · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Stonewall(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Coming In(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • White House Down(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Circus Halligalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Last Will & Testament(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Anonymous(2011)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hell(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer · Presenter · Producer · as Self

  • The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · as Self

  • 2012 Startling New Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Shirley Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • 2012(2009)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Jack N Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks

  • 10,000 BC(2008)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Trade(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Day After Tomorrow(2004)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Eight Legged Freaks(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Patriot(2000)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Thirteenth Floor(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: The Series - Monster War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Godzilla(1998)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Independence Day(1996)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stargate(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The High Crusade(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Moon 44(1990)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Chase(1987)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Making Contact(1985)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Noah's Ark Principle(1984)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Verlieben vielleicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Robert

  • Smash - Gefahr aus der Unendlichkeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Production Design

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

    Director · Writer

  • Max und Sandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Production Design

  • Crime Novella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Maya Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1978 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Independence Day (1996)

$817M worldwide

Highest rated

The Patriot (2000)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Independence Day (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 42: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting22 of 42: 2 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thWriting13 of 42: 0 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thProducing27 of 42: 10 only producing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew5 of 42: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

42 titles, 22 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 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 Roland Emmerich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · director, producer

Stonewall (2015)

86th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Last Will & Testament (2012)

Midcredits 92nd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 26 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 Roland Emmerich's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles43–83 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles10–48 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles27–64 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles13–38 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles43–73 · median 55 · 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 Roland Emmerich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roland Emmerich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harald Kloser shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles