Andrew Erwin

Producer, director and editor · Born September 1, 1978 (48) · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Andrew Erwin, is a director/ producer who began his career working as a duo with his brother Jon, known as the Erwin Brothers. After many years of directing award winning music videos for artists like Skillet, Switchfoot, Michael W. Smith, and Amy Grant, they went on to produced the award winning 9/11 documentary The Cross and the Towers (2006). In 2010 the brothers shifted their focus exclusively to developing feature films, beginning with their first micro-budget feature debut, October Baby (2011) The brothers and producing partner Kevin Downes invested their storytelling focus on the emerging faith audience, finding stories that were broadly relatable like comedy Moms' Night Out (2014) and sports drama Woodlawn (2015), their first venture into true stories, something that would become a staple of their brand. The deeply personal story was their first of many A+ CinemaScores (Andrew has three and his brother has a fourth). This led to the brothers' break out hit I Can Only Imagine (2018). The 7 million dollar budgeted film starring Dennis Quaid, was released by Lionsgate and went on to make 86 million in the box office as the top grossing independent of 2018. The success of Imagine led to the creation of the production company Kingdom Story Company with partners Kevin Downes and Tony Young aimed at telling stories of faith, hope, and redemption for the under-served Heartland audience they grew up in. The company has produced films like I Still Believe (2020), THE Jesus Music (2022) American Underdog (2022), Jesus Revolution (2023), and upcoming films to be released in 2024, Ordinary Angels, starring two time Oscar Winner Hilary Swank, Unsung Hero, from the Grammy Winning band For King + Country, Unbreakable Boy, starring Zachary Levi, & Dallas Jenkins film, Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Andrew is developing the New York Best-Selling book Fearless, based on fallen hero, Navy SEAL Adam Brown.

What are Andrew Erwin's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Genres

Biography9 titles82^nd

Documentary4 titles84^th

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

Society

35%

Bonds

22%

Self

19%

Morality

8%

Survival

7%

Ideas

6%

Power

4%

Faith11 Family bonds6 Community4 Redemption4 Self-worth3 Purpose3 Hope4 Romantic love2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

15

Warm

7

Bittersweet

6

Contemplative

4

Melancholic

4

Other

17

How their films linger

Hopeful17 Feel-good8 Rousing6 Bittersweet4

How their films end

Happy9
Bittersweet8
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 Andrew Erwin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Lionsgate+5 titles, show their 5 titles on Lionsgate+
Wonder Project5 titles, show their 5 titles on Wonder Project
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew 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

26 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

Young Washington(2026)
Producer
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
I Can Only Imagine 2(2026)
Director · Producer · as Support Group Leader
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Sarah's Oil(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Unbreakable Boy(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
House of David(2025)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 74th 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)
Producer
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 · Editor · Producer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Jesus Music(2021)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
I Still Believe(2020)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
I Can Only Imagine(2018)
Director · Editor · Producer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Steve McQueen: American Icon(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Woodlawn(2015)
Director
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Moms' Night Out(2014)
Director · Editor · Producer
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Coffee Shop(2014)
Producer
Midcredits score: 38th 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 · as Self (uncredited)
Alumni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director
Third Day: Christmas Offerings (Live in Concert) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Producer
The Cross and the Towers(2006)
Director · Editor
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Apostles: Resurrection of Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director
Fearless: The Adam Brown Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 21 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

Film career

2026Screen debut· I Can Only Imagine 2

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 23Directing13 of 23 · 80^thProducing15 of 23 · 79^thEditing3 of 23

23 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s12 · 1 acting · 12 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 Andrew Erwin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79^th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 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 17

Approval · how many liked their films

81^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

87^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

75^th and up13
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Loved with Detractors1
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser7
Mixed8

Most divisive · director, editor

The Cross and the Towers (2006)

96^th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Ordinary Angels (2024)

Midcredits 92^nd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 15 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 Andrew Erwin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 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 & Gore11 titles15–43 · median 26 · mildlighter than most films

Sex & Nudity12 titles2–20 · median 11 · minimallighter than most films

Profanity10 titles5–32 · median 12 · minimallighter than most films

Alcohol & Drugs10 titles7–57 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense11 titles14–58 · median 38 · 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.