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Rob Tapert

Rob Tapert

Producer, actor and writer · Born May 14, 1955 (71) · Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Robert Gerard Tapert (/ˈtæpərt/; born May 14, 1955) is an American film and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for co-creating the television series Xena: Warrior Princess. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Tapert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 14, 1955 (71)
From
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Works as
Producer, actor and writer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Rob Tapert's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Fantasy 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
Survival
30%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Bonds
17%
Power
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 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 13 · Serious 10 · Dark 18

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 17

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 15 · Intense 25

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 9

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 11

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Dread
23
Thrilling
16
Melancholic
10
Warm
6
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1

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 Rob Tapert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rob Tapert'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

72 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Evil Dead Wrath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Producer

  • Evil Dead Burn(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Spartacus: House of Ashur(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Evil Dead Rise(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Nightbooks(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Don't Breathe 2(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Unholy(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Grudge(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Don't Breathe(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Poltergeist(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Evil Dead(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Possession(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 30 Days of Night: Dark Days(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Roadkill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Spartacus(2010)

    Show 33 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Messengers 2: The Scarecrow(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Drag Me to Hell(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • 13: Fear Is Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Legend of the Seeker(2008)

    Show 44 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Boogeyman 2(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • 30 Days of Night(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Rise: Blood Hunter(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Messengers(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Grudge 2(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Boogeyman(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Alien Apocalypse(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Grudge(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Friend in Need: The Director's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Story

  • The Gift(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Jack of All Trades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer

  • Cleopatra 2525 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show Creator

  • A Simple Plan(1998)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Young Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 50 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story

  • Young Hercules(1998)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus(1998)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Spy Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Amazon High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Story

  • Darkman III: Die Darkman Die(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • American Gothic(1995)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)

    Show 134 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Darkman II: The Return of Durant(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Quick and the Dead(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hercules in the Underworld(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Circle of Fire(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Timecop(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hercules and the Lost Kingdom(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hercules and the Amazon Women(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • M.A.N.T.I.S.(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Freaked(1993)

    as Crooked Cop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hard Target(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Army of Darkness(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Darkman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Lunatics: A Love Story(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Darkman(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Evil Dead II(1987)

    Producer · as Airport Worker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Sappy Sap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Crimewave(1985)

    Producer · as Bar patron in Rialto (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Evil Dead(1981)

    Executive Producer · Producer · as Local Yokel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Torro. Torro. Torro! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Blind Waiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Within the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • 99 Nights in the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Desperation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Don't Breathe 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Play Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Tortures of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Watchful Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • You're Dead Helen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles, 61 of them dated from 1979 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Grudge (2004)

$187M worldwide

Highest rated

Evil Dead II (1987)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 69: 5 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting3 of 69: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting6 of 69: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing60 of 69: 52 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdOther crew4 of 69: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

69 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s7 · 7 acting · 3 crew1990s25 · 1 acting · 24 crew2000s15 · crew2010s8 · 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 Rob Tapert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 43; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · writer, producer

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998)

82nd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Spartacus (2010)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Rob Tapert's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore26 titles56–95 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles10–56 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles28–75 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles7–43 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles57–89 · median 83 · severeheavier 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 Rob Tapert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rob Tapert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Raimi shares the most, 35.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Nathan Kahane13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Nathan Kahane
  • Joseph Drake12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Joseph Drake
  • Bernadette Joyce9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Bernadette Joyce
  • J.R. Young8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with J.R. Young

Mixed roles