Judith Rascoe
Writer · Born April 17, 1941 (85) · San Francisco, California, USA
Judith Rascoe (born April 17, 1941) is an American screenwriter known for films like Havana, Who'll Stop the Rain, and Road Movie. She attended Stanford University, spent a year as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Bristol, studied at Harvard for a time, and soon after began publishing short stories. She later worked as a journalist and as a teacher of fiction at Yale before turning to screenwriting almost by accident. Independent director Joe Strick came across one of her stories in The Atlantic and asked her if she'd like to write a script. That offer turned into her 1973 debut, Road Movie. In 1973, she also published a book of short stories called Yours, and Mine.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 17, 1941 (85)
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Judith Rascoe's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Judith Rascoe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Judith Rascoe'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
12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Bang Bang Club(2010)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Havana(1990)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Eat a Bowl of Tea(1989)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Endless Love(1981)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Terror Train(1980)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Who'll Stop the Rain(1978)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Lifespan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Road Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1974 to 1992.
How do Judith Rascoe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 7 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 Judith Rascoe's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Judith Rascoe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Judith Rascoe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Spottiswoode shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Roger SpottiswoodeShared titles: Shake Hands with the Devil (2007), Terror Train (1980), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Roger Spottiswoode
Cinematographers
- Miroslaw BaszakShared titles: The Bang Bang Club (2010), Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Miroslaw Baszak
Producers
- Laszlo BarnaShared titles: The Bang Bang Club (2010), Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Laszlo Barna
- Neil TabatznikShared titles: The Bang Bang Club (2010), Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Tabatznik
- Steven SilverShared titles: The Bang Bang Club (2010), Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Silver
