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Roger Kumble

Roger Kumble

Director, writer and producer · Born May 28, 1966 (60) · Harrison, New York, USA

Roger Kumble (born May 28, 1966 Harrison, New York) is an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Kumble licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 28, 1966 (60)
From
Harrison, New York, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 27 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 4% in 30 days

What are Roger Kumble's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
36%
Self
23%
Morality
15%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Survival
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Tense
6
Romantic
5
Absurd
5
Warm
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Roger Kumble's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Kumble'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

27 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Love Me, Love Me(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful Wedding(2024)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Disaster(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • After We Collided(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Falling Inn Love(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Cruel Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Complications(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Stitchers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Furry Vengeance(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • College Road Trip(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Just Friends(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Out of Order(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Sweetest Thing(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions 2(2000)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Limo Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(1999)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Provocateur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • National Lampoon's Senior Trip(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Love Me Love Me 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Cruel Intentions (1999)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

Cruel Intentions (1999)

Midcredits 74th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting23 of 26: 18 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thWriting7 of 26: 2 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thProducing4 of 26: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

26 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2010s11 · 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 Roger Kumble's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

After We Collided (2020)

82nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Suits (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 12 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 Roger Kumble's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles17–62 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles32–63 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles40–75 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles33–59 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles5–43 · median 25 · mildlighter 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 Roger Kumble work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Kumble's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Shearmur shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers