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Ty Roberts

Ty Roberts

Director, producer and writer, also editor · Born May 31, 1974 (52) · Midland, Texas, USA

Ty Roberts was born on 31 May 1974 in Midland, Texas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Iron Orchard (2018), 12 Mighty Orphans (2021) and The Falcon Thief.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 31, 1974 (52)
From
Midland, Texas, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 7 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 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Ty Roberts' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
27%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Society
11%
Morality
10%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Triumphant
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Ty Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Ty Roberts' 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

7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Broken Land(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • You Gotta Believe(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • 12 Mighty Orphans(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sister Aimee(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • This Side of the Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • The Iron Orchard(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Umphrey’s McGee: Live at Riverside - Halloween Weekend 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2013 to 2024.

Biggest box office

12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

Midcredits 82nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 5: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 5: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 5: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ty Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Sister Aimee (2019)

75th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

Midcredits 82nd · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Ty Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ty Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg McCabe shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers