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C. Robert Cargill

C. Robert Cargill

Producer, writer and actor · Born September 8, 1975 (51) · San Antonio, Texas, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Christopher Robert Cargill (born September 8, 1975) is an American screenwriter, actor, author, podcast host and a former film critic. He is best known for writing the films Sinister (2012), Sinister 2 (2015), Doctor Strange (2016), No Man of God (2021) and The Black Phone (2021). He is the co-founder of film and television production company Crooked Highway.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 8, 1975 (51)
From
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Works as
Producer, writer and actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 28 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 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are C. Robert Cargill's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
45%
Bonds
18%
Self
14%
Ideas
9%
Morality
8%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 7

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
8
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 C. Robert Cargill's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for C. Robert Cargill'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

28 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Man Finds Tape(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Frogman Returns(2025)

    as Voice of Frogman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Black Phone 2(2025)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Gorge(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • House of Ashes(2024)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/85(2023)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Something in the Dirt(2022)

    as Radio Host

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Black Phone(2021)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Shadowprowler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • No Man of God(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • My Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Lemon Drink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Screen Creep

  • Doctor Strange(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • As They Continue to Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Sinister 2(2015)

    Characters · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sinister(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • When Is Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Stephen

  • Pathogen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Janitor

  • The Rules of Attraction(2002)

    as Bus Station Townie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bermuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Bitter Bitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Dogwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Ghost Eaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Retrograde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Road of Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Room 428 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Night of the Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 20 of them dated from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Doctor Strange (2016)

$678M worldwide

Highest rated

Doctor Strange (2016)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Gorge (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 28: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting12 of 28: 8 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing13 of 28: 9 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

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

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s11 · 2 acting · 9 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2025, Outstanding Television Movie.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do C. Robert Cargill's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 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 11

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

House of Ashes (2024)

91st percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Doctor Strange (2016)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 11 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 C. Robert Cargill's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles62–93 · median 89 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles10–37 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles35–83 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles23–60 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles62–91 · median 84 · 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 C. Robert Cargill work with?

People who share at least 2 of C. Robert Cargill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Derrickson shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers