Roberto Orci

Producer and writer · Died February 25, 2025, aged 51 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico [now Mexico City, Mexico]

Writers Guild Award nominee

Roberto Gaston Orcí (July 20, 1973 – February 25, 2025) was a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. He began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they have been employed on television series such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. In 2008, together with J. J. Abrams, they created Fringe. In 2013, they created Sleepy Hollow alongside Phillip Iscove. Orci and Kurtzman's first film project was Michael Bay's The Island, and due to that partnership they went on to write the scripts for the first two films of the Transformers film series. Orci first became a film producer with 2008's Eagle Eye and again with 2009's The Proposal. He and Kurtzman since returned to working with Abrams on Mission: Impossible III and both Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. Between 2005 and 2011, Kurtzman and Orci's film projects took revenues of more than $3 billion. In April 2014, Orci and Kurtzman announced that they would only collaborate in television projects, and Orci worked on the third Star Trek film, Star Trek Beyond, until being replaced the following December. Orci created the television series Matador for the El Rey Network, but after this was initially renewed, it was cancelled at the end of the first season. Both Kurtzman and Orci continue to work as producers on the television series Limitless and Scorpion. Orci was awarded the Norman Lear Writer's Award and the Raul Julia Award for Excellence, in addition to shared awards and nominations including The George Pal Memorial Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roberto Orci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are Roberto Orci's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action14 titles65^th

Comedy2 titles75^th

Crime2 titles63^rd

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

Morality

33%

Bonds

29%

Self

15%

Survival

12%

Power

8%

Society

4%

Family bonds7 Sacrifice6 Loyalty5 Survival5 Justice3 Romantic love3 Freedom4 Identity4

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 18

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 12 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 8

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 14

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

Relentless

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 13

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 2

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

16

Thrilling

15

Hopeful

8

Joyful

3

Romantic

4

Other

13

How their films linger

Fun10 Hopeful11 Rousing8 Feel-good5 Thought-provoking2 Bittersweet3

How their films end · 5 with a twist

Happy12
Bittersweet9

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 Roberto Orci's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (9).

Also on these channels

Gaia1 title, show their title on Gaia
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core

Subscription and free streaming for Roberto Orci'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

31 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Now You See Me: Now You Don't(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Mummy(2017)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Star Trek Beyond(2016)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Now You See Me 2(2016)
Producer
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Limitless(2015)
Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Scorpion(2014)
Show 93 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Matador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer
The Amazing Spider-Man 2(2014)
Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Ender's Game(2013)
Producer
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising(2013)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Sleepy Hollow(2013)
Show 62 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Now You See Me(2013)
Producer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
People Like Us(2012)
Producer · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Cowboys & Aliens(2011)
Producer · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Locke & Key(2011)
Executive Producer · Teleplay
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Transformers Prime(2010)
Show 65 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Hawaii Five-0(2010)
Show 93 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Producer · Story · Writer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)
Writer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Proposal(2009)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Star Trek(2009)
Executive Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Eagle Eye(2008)
Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Fringe(2008)
Show 100 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Transformers(2007)
Screenplay · Story
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Mission: Impossible III(2006)
Writer · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Legend of Zorro(2005)
Screenplay · Story
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Island(2005)
Screenplay
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Alias(2001)
Show 23 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Jack of All Trades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 22 episodes · Producer · Writer
Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)
Show 1 episode · Teleplay
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(1995)
Show 12 episodes · Teleplay · Writer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

$836M worldwide

Highest rated

Star Trek (2009)

Midcredits 97^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 31Writing20 of 31 · 73^rdProducing24 of 31 · 75^thOther crew5 of 31

31 titles, 15 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s17 · crew2020s1 · 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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2009–2010.

2010
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
2009
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Long Form - Original
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · New 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 Roberto Orci's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72^nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

74^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

99^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

75^th and up13
50^th to 74^th9
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 29 titles divides audiences: 17 are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved5
Crowd Pleaser17
Broadly Agreed4
Mixed3

Most loved · writer, producer

Star Trek (2009)

Midcredits 97^th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 19 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 Roberto Orci's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore19 titles35–68 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity19 titles10–46 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity19 titles27–54 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs18 titles20–40 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense18 titles35–65 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most films

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.