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Ric Roman Waugh

Ric Roman Waugh

Director, producer, writer and actor · Born February 20, 1968 (58) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Ric Roman Waugh (born February 20, 1968) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, and former stuntman. He is known for his work in Felon (2008), Snitch (2013), and Shot Caller (2017). He wrote and directed Angel Has Fallen (2019), the third instalment in the Has Fallen series. He is the older brother of director Scott Waugh. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric Roman Waugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 20, 1968 (58)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and actor
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 55 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 Ric Roman Waugh's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: 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
Bonds
28%
Survival
26%
Morality
26%
Self
11%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 10

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Hood in Kuffs (1992)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
4
Dread
5
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Ric Roman Waugh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ric Roman Waugh'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

55 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shelter(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Greenland 2: Migration(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Kandahar(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • National Champions(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Greenland(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Angel Has Fallen(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Shot Caller(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • That Which I Love Destroys Me(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Snitch(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Felon(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The One(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • In the Shadows(2001)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunts

  • Gone in 60 Seconds(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Mirror(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Deadly Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Stunts

  • Sudden Death(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Double Dragon(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Crow(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Car Jacker

  • 12:01(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Striking Distance(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • True Romance(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Arcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Last Action Hero(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hard Target(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Body of Evidence(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Blink of an Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • The Last of the Mohicans(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rapid Fire(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Brain Donors(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kuffs(1992)

    Stunts · as Hood

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dollman(1991)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hook(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Cold Dog Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Stunts

  • Days of Thunder(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Total Recall(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Stunts

  • Tango & Cash(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon 2(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Third Degree Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Stunts

  • Road House(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Speed Zone(1989)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • They Live(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Blob(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Flowers in the Attic(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Teen Wolf Too(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Compulsion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Inhabit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Night Has Fallen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Renegotiate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Six Minutes to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles, 50 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

$147M worldwide

Highest rated

Shot Caller (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Shelter (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 55: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting14 of 55: 6 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting6 of 55: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing6 of 55: 3 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew36 of 55: 35 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

55 titles, 9 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew1990s25 · 2 acting · 24 crew2000s6 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s5 · 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 Ric Roman Waugh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director, producer

That Which I Love Destroys Me (2015)

88th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Shot Caller (2017)

Midcredits 89th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 11 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 Ric Roman Waugh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles63–91 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles9–54 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles38–87 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles15–55 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles57–83 · median 66 · intenseheavier 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 Ric Roman Waugh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ric Roman Waugh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Buckley shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers