Jon Erwin

Producer, director, writer and editor, also cinematographer · Born May 19, 1982 (44) · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Jon & Andrew Erwin are a directing team that focus on developing and producing unique stories of redemption, faith, and triumph of the human spirit. The duo began their career as teenagers in their hometown of Birmingham, AL, working as camera operators for ESPN. Local games at the university of Alabama soon became a full time career as sports cameramen. The brothers eventually worked on everything from college football, the NBA, NFL, and the X Games. In 2002, the team began their own video production company and began to venture into commercials, documentaries and music videos. They found their greatest success in the world of music, directing videos and producing concerts and television programs for platinum artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Montgomery Gentry, and many others. Jon and Andrew won Music Video Of The Year at the GMA Dove Awards three years consecutively, as well as receiving a total of eleven nominations. They also have produced and directed several feature length documentaries including the multi-award winning 9/11 story, The Cross and the Towers, as well as the International dramatic short film series, God Provides. In 2010 the brothers shifted their focus full time to feature films. Their debut feature, October Baby, a coming of age drama, was released by Samuel Goldwyn and Provident Films and debuted theatrically in the top ten. They are currently working on their new feature comedy, Moms' Night Out, set for release in 2014.

What are Jon Erwin's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Biography9 titles82^nd

Documentary6 titles84^th

Adventure2 titles72^nd

Comedy2 titles35^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

27%

Society

26%

Self

22%

Morality

7%

Survival

7%

Ideas

7%

Power

4%

Family bonds9 Faith10 Purpose5 Community4 Redemption5 Ambition4 Romantic love3 Hope5

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 21

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 9 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

19

Warm

9

Contemplative

9

Tense

5

Bittersweet

6

Other

19

How their films linger

Hopeful22 Rousing9 Feel-good8 Bittersweet5

How their films end

Happy13
Bittersweet10
Other1

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 Jon Erwin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Wonder Project8 titles, show their 8 titles on Wonder Project
Lionsgate+5 titles, show their 5 titles on Lionsgate+
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Erwin'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

34 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Young Washington(2026)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Old Stories: Moses(2026)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
It's Not Like That(2026)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
For King + Country: No Turning Back(2025)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sarah's Oil(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Sketch(2024)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
House of David(2025)
Show 16 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Unbreakable Boy(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Wildcat(2023)
Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Unsung Hero(2024)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Ordinary Angels(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Jesus Revolution(2023)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
White Bird(2023)
Producer
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
American Underdog(2021)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Jesus Music(2021)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
I Still Believe(2020)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
A Rush of Hope: Find Answers to Life's Questions(2020)
Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won't(2020)
Producer
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
I Can Only Imagine(2018)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Steve McQueen: American Icon(2017)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Woodlawn(2015)
Director · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Coffee Shop(2014)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Moms' Night Out(2014)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Ken Davis: Fully Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Director
October Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as Self (uncredited)
Courageous(2011)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Alumni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director · Writer
Third Day: Christmas Offerings (Live in Concert) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Producer
The Cross and the Towers(2006)
Director · Cinematographer · Editor
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
1776 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director · Producer · Writer
Apostles: Resurrection of Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director · Writer
Fearless: The Adam Brown Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 28 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

I Can Only Imagine (2018)

$86M worldwide

Highest rated

Ordinary Angels (2024)

Midcredits 92^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing17 of 31 · 81^stWriting15 of 31 · 74^thProducing20 of 31 · 79^thCinematography1 of 31Other crew2 of 31

31 titles, 15 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s17 · 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 Jon Erwin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79^th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

80^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

85^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

75^th and up15
50^th to 74^th8
25^th to 49^th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved2
Loved with Detractors1
Divisive2
Cult Classic3
Crowd Pleaser10
Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

A Rush of Hope: Find Answers to Life's Questions (2020)

99^th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Ordinary Angels (2024)

Midcredits 92^nd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 16 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 Jon Erwin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore13 titles15–56 · median 30 · mildlighter than most films

Sex & Nudity15 titles3–23 · median 11 · minimallighter than most films

Profanity12 titles6–36 · median 15 · minimallighter than most films

Alcohol & Drugs12 titles4–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense13 titles17–62 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all films

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.