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Ronald D. Moore

Ronald D. Moore

Writer and producer, also actor · Born July 5, 1964 (62) · Chowchilla, California, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Ronald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on Star Trek; on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series, for which he won a Peabody Award; and on Outlander, based on the novels of Diana Gabaldon.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 5, 1964 (62)
From
Chowchilla, California, USA
Works as
Writer and producer, also actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 32 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Ronald D. Moore's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Self
22%
Bonds
17%
Survival
15%
Ideas
13%
Society
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · 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 2 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Ronald D. Moore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ronald D. Moore'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

32 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Star City(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Outlander: Blood of My Blood(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • For All Mankind(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer · Writer

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 101 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • Helix(2014)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Story Editor

  • 17th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer · Writer

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Caprica(2009)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Virtuality(2009)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Virtuality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor(2007)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald D. Moore / James Bond / Steve (voice) (as Ronald Moore)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 73 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Battlestar Galactica(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Carnivàle(2003)

    Show 24 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Another Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay

  • Mission: Impossible II(2000)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Roswell(1999)

    Show 61 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: First Contact(1996)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Generations(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Story Editor

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 15 episodes · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 176 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • God of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

$546M worldwide

Highest rated

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Star City (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 31: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 31: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting25 of 31: 10 only writing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thProducing17 of 31: 3 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew8 of 31: 1 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

31 titles, 15 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew2010s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2020s2 · 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

a Primetime Emmy from 5 major nominations, 1994–2009.

WinNomination
  1. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
  2. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
  3. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
  4. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series

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 Ronald D. Moore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer, producer

Virtuality (2009)

62nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Ronald D. Moore's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles27–58 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian 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 Ronald D. Moore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ronald D. Moore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Glen A. Larson shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles