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Chip Rives

Producer and writer, also director

Chip Rives was practically born at the Houston Astrodome. Certainly grew up there, and endured many of his most cherished life experiences there. It was also there, in this multi-colored national treasure, where his passion for sports - and storytelling - truly emerged. And, unfortunately, it's also where as a kid he learned that if he wanted to be involved in sports, it wasn't gonna be on the field. So he began writing. In 2015, his life came full circle when he produced MLB Network's 8th Wonder of the World - a documentary honoring 50 years of Houston's iconic Astrodome. Before and after, he's gone on to do other awesome things in and out of the sports television world. He's won Six Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award and an NACCP award. His numerous broadcast documentary credits include ESPN 30 for 30's Brian and the Boz, and Phi Slama Jama, History's Alcatraz: Search for the Truth, Discovery's Ghosts of Bataan, CBS Sports' History in the Astrodome and History's The 44th President: In His Own Words. He also produced and wrote the critically acclaimed Jazz documentary film, Chops. His latest productions include AXS TV's Music's Greatest Mysteries, Oxygen's The Disappearance of Maura Murray, NBC Sports' Ironman World Championships, NFL Network's Football Town and Travel Channel's Strange World When he's not traveling for his latest production, you find Chip at home in Austin...probably on his back porch, watching his beloved Astros.

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Works as
Producer and writer, also director
Titles
22 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Chip Rives' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
22%
Ideas
19%
Self
17%
Bonds
15%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Contemplative
9
Dread
7
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical2

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 Chip Rives' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chip Rives' 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

22 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 22 MovieCove titles from 2010 to 2026.

Highest rated

1883: The Road West (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Cocktail Wars (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 22: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 22: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing22 of 22: 18 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

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

By decade

2010s8 · crew2020s14 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Chip Rives' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

The 44th President: In His Own Words (2017)

97th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

1883: The Road West (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

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.

Who does Chip Rives work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chip Rives' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Bernstein shares the most, 21.

Directors

Writers

  • Brad Bernstein21 titles · 13 as writer    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Brad Bernstein
  • David Karabinas21 titles · 5 as writer    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with David Karabinas

Editors

  • Christos Pathiakis11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Christos Pathiakis
  • Jack Nystrom7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jack Nystrom
  • Dave Rehm7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Dave Rehm
  • Rick Cikowski19 titles · 5 as editor    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Rick Cikowski

Producers

Mixed roles