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Eli Roth

Eli Roth

Actor, producer, writer and director · Born April 18, 1972 (54) · Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is part of the group of filmmakers dubbed the Splat Pack, because of their association and their focus on the horror genre. Roth is an award-winning actor, most known for his role as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, for which he won both a SAG Award (Best Ensemble) and also a BFCA Critics Choice Award (Best Acting Ensemble).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 18, 1972 (54)
From
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, writer and director
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 102 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 19% in 30 days

What are Eli Roth's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd 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
Survival
36%
Morality
19%
Society
11%
Bonds
10%
Self
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
7%
Survival19 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma9 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 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 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 20

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 10 · Intense 21

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 11

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 10

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 4

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 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Dread
25
Thrilling
13
Contemplative
10
Absurd
11
Other
18

How their films linger

Unsettling26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous14
  • Cyclical1

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 Eli Roth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eli 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

102 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 50 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stiletto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • A Very Haunted Renovation(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest Judge

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ice Cream Man(2026)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Marty

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Death Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Self – Narrator (voice)

  • Scratching the Surface: A Look Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Thanks · as Self

  • Dream Eater(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Let the Devil In(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Jimmy and Stiggs(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Night Always Comes(2025)

    as Blake

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Piano Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Reflexos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Borderlands(2024)

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Thanksgiving(2023)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fright Krewe(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Necromancer / Douglas (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Talk to Me(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Idol(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Andrew Finkelstein

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Eli Roth Presents: The Legion of Exorcists(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Eli Roth's Be Mine: A VR Valentine's Slasher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • The Haunted Museum: 3 Ring Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • X(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Eli Roth Presents: My Possessed Pet(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Urban Legend(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Fortress(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Django & Django(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Death Rider in the House of Vampires(2021)

    as Drac Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Fin(2021)

    Director · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Haunt(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Euphoria(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Batman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

    as Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The House with a Clock in Its Walls(2018)

    Director · as Comrade Ivan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Death Wish(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch(2017)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Afterlife(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dark Souls 3: The Witches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Cabin Fever(2016)

    Executive Producer · Original Story · Producer · Screenplay · Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • South of Hell(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • #15SecondScare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Zombies Gone Wild! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Knock Knock(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Real Scares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Man with the Iron Fists 2(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Clown(2014)

    Producer · as Frowny the Clown

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Green Inferno(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Sacrament(2013)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Hemlock Grove(2013)

    Show 33 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Exorcism Part II(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • John Dies at the End(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Silent Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Thanks

  • The Man with the Iron Fists(2012)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Wolf Clan #2

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Aftershock(2012)

    Producer · Screenstory · as Gringo

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Rock of Ages(2012)

    as Stefano

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hostel: Part III(2011)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The United Monster Talent Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Director #2

  • The Last Exorcism(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Piranha 3D(2010)

    Thanks · as Wet T-Shirt Host

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Up(2009)

    as Béla Olt

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Stolz der Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    Thanks · as SGT. Donny Donowitz

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Southland Tales(2006)

    Thanks · as Man Who Gets Shot on Toilet

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hostel: Part II(2007)

    Director · Characters · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Death Proof(2007)

    as Dov

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • On the Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Other · as Dov (segment "Death Proof") / Tucker (segment "Thanksgiving")

  • Hostel(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as American Stoner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Disaster!(2005)

    as Lumberjack (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 2001 Maniacs(2005)

    Producer · as Justin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crapper(2004)

    as Party Goer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Best Week Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer · Thanks · as Self

  • Cabin Fever(2002)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Justin / Grim

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Icons(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pierre and Sonny Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as (puppeteer)

  • Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV(2000)

    as Beautiful Young Boy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Donnie Darko(2001)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Rotten Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Animation · Composer · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Terror Firmer(1998)

    as Shocked Onlooker

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Chowdaheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Animation · Creator · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer · as Walter / Sully

  • The Horse Whisperer(1998)

    as Office Worker

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)

    as Subway Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Mirror Has Two Faces(1996)

    as Male Student

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Restaurant Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Shark Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 52 episodes · Actor

  • Untitled Paper Towel Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Splatter On The Linoleum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Loser Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Burger Night: Luli, Magda & Lore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Creature House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Don't Go in That House, Bitch! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Final Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Lake Mead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • Sturmgruppe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rap*st

  • Thanksgiving 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Trackmaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled Knock Knock Remake Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 98 titles, 87 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

$321M worldwide

Highest rated

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ice Cream Man (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward win

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 98: 29 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thDirecting23 of 98: 2 only directing, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stWriting25 of 98: 3 only writing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thProducing46 of 98: 19 only producing, 27 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thMusic1 of 98: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 98: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew19 of 98: 9 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

98 titles, 36 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s6 · 5 acting · 2 crew2000s21 · 16 acting · 12 crew2010s30 · 12 acting · 24 crew2020s26 · 9 acting · 21 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 6% of 17 roles
9808

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 2 major nominations, 2010–2011.

WinNomination
  1. 2011
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  2. 2010
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

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 Eli Roth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 49; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th28

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 62 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · producer

Afterlife (2017)

95th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Eli Roth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles55–94 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles12–78 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles48–92 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles29–58 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles56–93 · median 86 · severeheavier 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 Eli Roth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eli Roth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nathan Barr shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles