Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts is an accomplished Producer and show-runner, who has began his career in Hollywood as a Universal Tour Guide. His experience consists of over 20 years in television, film and digital media. Mark launched Roberts David Films with the producer/director Lorena David and produced over a dozen films including The Cover Up with Gabriel Mann and Eliza Dushku, Danika with Marisa Tomei and Poor White Trash. Prior to that, Roberts built a sought after casting company for television and film series, specials and live events. At ITV Studios America, Roberts was developing and show running unscripted series and pilots, which resulted in series sales of My Ride Rules for Speed Channel and Ghostly Lovers for Travel Channel. In partnership with 3 Arts Entertainment, Roberts created Tequila Kings, a workplace doc series sold to NUVOtv. Most recently, Roberts was recruited to add his creative touch as Executive Producer and show-runner of Mexico's Next Top Model in its fifth season on Sony's premiere international channels. The series was produced in Mexico City and Los Angeles under Roberts' bilingual leadership. He also produced Water and Power, a critically acclaimed film he developed from a Mark Taper Forum theatrical production, through a Sundance fellowship with creator/director Richard Montoya of the legendary comedy troupe Culture Clash. A Sundance alumni, Roberts was also responsible for Strangers With Candy which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

What are Mark Roberts' films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Documentary2 titles60^th

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

32%

Self

23%

Morality

10%

Survival

10%

Power

10%

Society

8%

Ideas

7%

Family bonds7 Romantic love6 Purpose5 Justice3 Art3 Corruption3 Identity3 Community4

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 18

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

10

Tense

8

Romantic

6

Dread

6

Warm

6

Other

24

How their films linger

Feel-good12 Unsettling8 Hopeful7 Fun5 Thought-provoking4 Haunting3

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy11
Bittersweet6
Ambiguous6

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 Mark Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Great American Pure Flix3 titles, show their 3 titles on Great American Pure Flix
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
Sundance Now1 title, show their title on Sundance Now

Subscription and free streaming for Mark 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

28 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

Chasing Christmas(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Christmas Spark(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Get Him Back for Christmas(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Meet Me Next Christmas(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Once Upon a Christmas Wish(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Steppin' Into the Holiday(2022)
Producer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Holiday in Santa Fe(2021)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
John and the Hole(2021)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Love and Betrayal on the Force(2020)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Assistant(2019)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Feliz NaviDAD(2020)
Producer
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Maudie(2016)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Water & Power(2013)
Producer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Coverup(2008)
Producer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Strangers with Candy(2005)
Producer
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Danika(2005)
Producer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Dark Ride(2006)
Producer
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Extreme Dating(2004)
Producer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Impressions of Dune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Producer
Outta Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Producer
Poor White Trash(2000)
Producer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Single Action(1998)
Producer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Plump Fiction(1997)
Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Batso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer
Christmas at The Starlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer
The Wasp Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 19 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Maudie (2016)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Maudie (2016)

Midcredits 95^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing1 of 22Producing22 of 22 · 44^th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s9 · 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.

How do Mark Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43^rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

42^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

63^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th8

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved1
Divisive2
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser2
Mixed17

Most divisive · producer

Water & Power (2013)

96^th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Maudie (2016)

Midcredits 95^th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 18 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 Mark Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 20 · mild

Sex & Nudity6 titles19–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 58 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 45 · moderate

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 44 · moderate

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.