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Robert Rodat

Robert Rodat

Writer · New Hampshire, USA

Robert Rodat (born c. 1960) is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television. He is known for writing the films Saving Private Ryan (1998), which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay; Fly Away Home (1996); The Patriot (2000); and The Catcher Was a Spy (2018). He is also the creator of the television series Falling Skies (2011–15) and Those About to Die (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Rodat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From
New Hampshire, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 13 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 40 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Robert Rodat's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Morality
29%
Survival
24%
Self
17%
Bonds
13%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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 2 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Joyful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Robert Rodat's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Rodat'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

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Those About to Die(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Command(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Catcher Was a Spy(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Thor: The Dark World(2013)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Falling Skies(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Patriot(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 36 Hours to Die(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Saving Private Ryan(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Fly Away Home(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Tall Tale(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Comrades of Summer(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1986 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

$482M worldwide

Highest rated

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing12 of 13: 10 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing2 of 13: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 13: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 13: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s4 · 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.

How do Robert Rodat's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most loved · writer

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 8 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 Robert Rodat's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles32–94 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles11–38 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles31–61 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles13–37 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–86 · median 56 · moderateheavier 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 Robert Rodat work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Rodat's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Wilkinson shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers