Marc Roskin

Director and producer

As a founding partner of Electric Entertainment, Marc Roskin has been a driving force behind the company's award-winning television and feature film production. Since opening Electric's doors with Dean Devlin in 2001, Marc has developed and produced each of the company's features, including critically acclaimed Who Killed the Electric Car? Flyboys, Cellular, Geostorm, Bad Samaritan, and The Deal. In Electric's television division, Marc helped create and executive produce 2004's highest-rated cable movie, "The Librarian," and its two sequels and the spin-off television series. He was at the helm of T.N.T.'s People's Choice Award-winning series "Leverage," which he executive produced and directed more than 20 episodes. Marc served as executive producer and director of pilot episodes of Electric's series, "Almost Paradise." Additionally, Marc resumed his role as executive producer and director on The C.W. series, "The Outpost." He produced the Sci-Fi Channel's six-hour miniseries, "The Triangle," T.N.T.'s micro-series "Blank Slate," and independently directed episodes of "S.W.A.T.," "Krypton," "Sleepy Hollow," "Covert Affairs," "Burn Notice," "Common Law," "Dallas," "The Glades," "Killer Women," "Graceland," "FBI: Most Wanted," and "Chicago P.D." Marc recently executively produced and directed multiple episodes of Electric's series, "Leverage: Redemption", a reboot of the original "Leverage" T.V. series with four of the original cast members Gina Bellman as Sophia Devereux, Aldis Hodges as Alec Hardison, Christian Kane as Eliot Spencer, returning alongside newest cast member Noah Wyle as Harry Sullivan. "Leverage: Redemption" is streaming in the U.S. on Amazon's IMDb TV as one of the platforms first original programs. Before his tenure at Electric Entertainment, Marc was Senior Vice President at Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin's production company, Centropolis Entertainment. Marc was instrumental in the development and production of films such as Godzilla, The Patriot, Eight Legged Freaks, and The Thirteenth Floor.

What are Marc Roskin's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titles58^th

Crime3 titles32^nd

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

Self

25%

Bonds

24%

Morality

20%

Survival

12%

Power

11%

Society

4%

Ideas

4%

Purpose5 Survival5 Justice3 Family bonds3 Loyalty2 Betrayal2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

9

Thrilling

7

Dread

6

Hopeful

4

Contemplative

3

Other

6

How their films linger

Fun5 Hopeful6 Thought-provoking4 Bittersweet3 Unsettling3 Rousing2

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy4
Bittersweet6
Tragic1
Ambiguous3

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 Marc Roskin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

ViX6 titles, show their 6 titles on ViX
Wonder Project4 titles, show their 4 titles on Wonder Project
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Marc Roskin'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

30 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

The Librarians: The Next Chapter(2025)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
The Ark(2023)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
The Deal(2022)
Producer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Leverage: Redemption(2021)
Show 39 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Almost Paradise(2020)
Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
FBI: Most Wanted(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Outpost(2018)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Bad Samaritan(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Krypton(2018)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
S.W.A.T.(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Geostorm(2017)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Wannabe(2015)
Producer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Librarians(2014)
Show 12 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Chicago P.D.(2014)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Killer Women(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Sleepy Hollow(2013)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Graceland(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Common Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
The Glades(2010)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Leverage(2008)
Show 17 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Librarian III: The Curse of the Judas Chalice(2008)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Blank Slate(2008)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines(2006)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Flyboys(2006)
Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Who Killed the Electric Car?(2006)
Producer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Triangle(2005)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Cellular(2004)
Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear(2004)
Co-Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
NCIS(2003)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Demolition High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Second Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Geostorm (2017)

$222M worldwide

Highest rated

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

Midcredits 92^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing17 of 25 · 69^thProducing11 of 25 · 56^thOther crew1 of 25

25 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s5 · 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 Marc Roskin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56^th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

54^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

90^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

75^th and up7
50^th to 74^th11
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved5
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser13
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed8

Most divisive · director, producer

The Ark (2023)

76^th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

Midcredits 92^nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 11 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 Marc Roskin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore5 titles32–64 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity8 titles21–33 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 48 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 21 · mild

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · 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.