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Reginald Hudlin

Reginald Hudlin

Director, producer, actor and writer · Born December 15, 1961 (64) · Centreville, Illinois, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American director, writer, and producer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin served as President of Entertainment at Viacom's BET. Hudlin has written numerous graphic novels. He co-produced the 88th Academy Awards ceremony in 2016 as well as other TV specials. Hudlin's breakout film was House Party (1990). He directed the 1992 film Boomerang. Alongside Warrington, he executive produced the 1994 anthology television film Cosmic Slop, and directed the first of the film's three segments, "Space Traders". Hudlin produced the 2012 film Django Unchained, directed by Quentin Tarantino, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reginald Hudlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 15, 1961 (64)
From
Centreville, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director, producer, actor and writer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 58 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 41% in 30 days

What are Reginald Hudlin's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
33%
Society
24%
Self
22%
Morality
10%
Survival
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Community10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 7 · 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 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
13
Absurd
11
Hopeful
9
Tense
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4
  • 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 Reginald Hudlin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Reginald Hudlin'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

58 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Number One on the Call Sheet(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Candy Cane Lane(2023)

    Director · as Pilot

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • House Party(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Sidney(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Phat Tuesdays(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Woman in Motion(2019)

    as Selfz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Safety(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Emperor(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Black Godfather(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • We Gon' Be Alright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Black Monday(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Black Panther(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Marshall(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Burning Sands(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Uncle Buck(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Telenovela(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Marry Me(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • House Party: Tonight's the Night(2013)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Friends with Benefits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Outsourced(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Sons of Tucson(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Black Panther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as President

  • Black Panther(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Comic Book · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Middle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Better Off Ted(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Raising the Bar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Are We There Yet?: World Adventure(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Robin Harris: Live from the Comedy Act Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • The Boondocks(2005)

    Show 55 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Everybody Hates Chris(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Serving Sara(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Ladies Man(2000)

    Director · as Aloysius

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • City of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ride(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Joe's Apartment(1996)

    as Rodney Roach (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Great White Hype(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cosmic Slop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Creator · Executive Producer

  • House Party 3(1994)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Posse(1993)

    as Reporter #1

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bebe's Kids(1992)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Boomerang(1992)

    Director · as Street Hustler

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • House Party 2(1991)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • House Party(1990)

    Director · Writer · as Burglar #1

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • She's Gotta Have It(1986)

    as Dog 4

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Fright Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Sound

  • House Party! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles from 1983 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Django Unchained (2012)

$426M worldwide

Highest rated

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 54: 6 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thDirecting33 of 54: 22 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting7 of 54: 3 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thProducing15 of 54: 6 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thEditing1 of 54: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew7 of 54: 4 only other crew, 3 with another role

54 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s10 · 4 acting · 8 crew2000s15 · 1 acting · 15 crew2010s15 · 2 acting · 13 crew2020s11 · 2 acting · 10 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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.

Awards

1 major award from 7 major nominations, 1990–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class Program
  2. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 1991
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  4. 1990
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

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 Reginald Hudlin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 51 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · director

Are We There Yet?: World Adventure (2007)

96th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 21 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 Reginald Hudlin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles31–71 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–59 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles36–87 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles25–57 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles15–61 · median 28 · 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 Reginald Hudlin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Reginald Hudlin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marcus Miller shares the most, 9.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles