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Mark Roper

Director and producer · Born March 16, 1958 (68) · Johannesburg, South Africa

Born
March 16, 1958 (68)
From
Johannesburg, South Africa
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Mark Roper's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Survival
32%
Self
12%
Bonds
8%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · 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 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
7
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Hopeful
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Mark Roper's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Roper'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

45 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Strangers: Chapter 3(2026)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 2(2025)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy: The Crooked Man(2024)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 1(2024)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Bricklayer(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Enforcer(2022)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Lady of Heaven(2021)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of War(2020)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ibiza(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Don't Breathe(2016)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Never Back Down: No Surrender(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Skin Trade(2014)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Stonehearst Asylum(2014)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Getaway(2013)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Spiders(2013)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Imaginaerum(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 247°F(2011)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Conan the Barbarian(2011)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Undisputed III: Redemption(2010)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ninja(2009)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • War, Inc.(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Until Death(2007)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Russian Specialist(2005)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Nature Unleashed: Volcano(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Nature Unleashed: Avalanche(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Rockface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Marines(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • High Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Queen's Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • City of Fear(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • U.S. Seals(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Orion's Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Story

  • Warhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Live Wire: Human Timebomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Lunar Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    First Assistant Director

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Skeleton Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Dancing in the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Mantis Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    First Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1987 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Don't Breathe (2016)

$158M worldwide

Highest rated

Don't Breathe (2016)

Midcredits 84th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 41: 17 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score6thWriting1 of 41: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 41: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew21 of 41: 21 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score19th

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s8 · 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 Mark Roper's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 30; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · producer

U.S. Seals (2000)

98th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Don't Breathe (2016)

Midcredits 84th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 12 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 Mark Roper's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 87 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mark Roper work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Roper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Lerner shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles