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Joe Roth

Joe Roth

Producer, also director · Born June 13, 1948 (78) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Joseph Emanuel Roth (born June 13, 1948) is an American film executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Productions in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–1993), Caravan Pictures (1993–1994), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–2000) before founding Revolution Studios in 2000, then Roth Films. Over the course of his career, he has produced over 40 films, and has directed six to date, including 1990's Coupe de Ville, 2001's America's Sweethearts and 2006's Freedomland.

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Born
June 13, 1948 (78)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 87 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 24% in 30 days

What are Joe Roth's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
26%
Self
23%
Morality
18%
Society
11%
Survival
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 57 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 32 · Serious 13 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 13

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 27 · Intense 16

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 9

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 21 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 19

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 40 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 30 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 31 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Joyful
17
Absurd
16
Thrilling
15
Hopeful
14
Other
68

How their films linger

Feel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy29
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2

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 Joe Roth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Roth'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

87 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Stone Cold Fox(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jackpot!(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Family Affair(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Damsel(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Anyone But You(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The School for Good and Evil(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Gray Man(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Panic(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Plot Against America(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dolittle(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • This Is Football(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Dreaming Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Huntsman: Winter's War(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Miracles from Heaven(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • In the Heart of the Sea(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Maleficent(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Arm(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Is for Real(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sabotage(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Oz the Great and Powerful(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Anger Management(2012)

    Show 100 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Knight and Day(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Are We There Yet?(2010)

    Show 44 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Alice in Wonderland(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Debaters(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Freedomland(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • An Unfinished Life(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Christmas with the Kranks(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Forgotten(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa Smile(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Homicide(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Day Care(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Tears of the Sun(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • America's Sweethearts(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Before and After(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • While You Were Sleeping(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tall Tale(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Heavyweights(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Jerky Boys(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Houseguest(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Low Down Dirty Shame(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Angels in the Outfield(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Angie(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Heights(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Exorcist III(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Young Guns II(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Coupe de Ville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Nightbreed(1990)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Enemies, a Love Story(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Renegades(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Skin Deep(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Major League(1989)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Young Guns(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dead Ringers(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise(1987)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • P.K. and the Kid(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Streets of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer

  • Where the River Runs Black(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Off Beat(1986)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Moving Violations(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Party(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Stone Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • The Final Terror(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Americathon(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Our Winning Season(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Cracking Up(1977)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Tunnel Vision(1976)

    Producer · as Player-Announcer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 38 episodes · Producer

  • 13 Going on 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Bulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Just Picture It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Love Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Scary Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Shutout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Initiative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Leading Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The President Is Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled MotoGP Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 85 titles, 75 of them dated from 1953 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Hustle (2022)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 85: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting6 of 85: 4 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing81 of 85: 78 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

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

By decade

1950s1 · crew1970s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew1980s15 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s13 · 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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2014.

  1. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Feature Film
  2. 2005
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Variety Television
  3. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Joe Roth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 67; across their 57 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · producer

Are We There Yet? (2010)

84th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hustle (2022)

Midcredits 93rd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 55 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 Joe Roth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 44 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles12–76 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity44 titles15–53 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity36 titles10–70 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs34 titles7–49 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense33 titles13–72 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Joe Roth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Roth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Birnbaum shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles