Ronald F. Maxwell (born January 5, 1949) is an American film director and writer. He is most known for writing and directing the American Civil War epics Gettysburg (1993) and Gods and Generals (2003). In 2007, Maxwell optioned the film rights to novelist Speer Morgan's 1979 book Belle Starr. Starr was a legendary female outlaw of the Old West. A New Jersey native, Maxwell attended Clifton High School. He graduated from New York University (NYU) Institute of Film 1970. Fluent in French, Maxwell is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronald F. Maxwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 5, 1949 (77)
- Clifton, New Jersey, USA
- Director, actor, producer and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Ron Maxwell's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
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 Ron Maxwell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Ron Maxwell'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Copperhead(2013)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Horses of Gettysburg(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gods and Generals(2003)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Gettysburg(1993)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Parent Trap II(1986)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Kidco(1984)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Little Darlings(1980)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Verna: USO Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Hard Times(1977)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Sea Marks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Flatwoods Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1976 to 2013.
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 Ron Maxwell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 7 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 Ron Maxwell's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ron Maxwell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ron Maxwell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kees Van Oostrum shares the most, 3.
Actors
- C. Thomas HowellShared titles: Gods and Generals (2003), Gettysburg (1993)See all 2 shared titles with C. Thomas Howell
- Jeff DanielsShared titles: Gods and Generals (2003), Gettysburg (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Daniels
- Kevin ConwayShared titles: Gods and Generals (2003), Gettysburg (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Conway
- Stephen LangShared titles: Gods and Generals (2003), Gettysburg (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Lang
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Kees Van OostrumShared titles: Copperhead (2013), Gods and Generals (2003), Gettysburg (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Kees Van Oostrum
- Corky EhlersShared titles: Gods and Generals (2003), Gettysburg (1993), The Parent Trap II (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Corky Ehlers
- Randy EdelmanShared titles: Gods and Generals (2003), Gettysburg (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Randy Edelman
- Charles FoxShared titles: The Parent Trap II (1986), Little Darlings (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Fox
