Rebecca Asher

Director · Born June 17, 1969 (57) · Los Angeles, California, U.S.A

Rebecca Asher was born on 17 June 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a director and editor, known for Donnie Darko (2001), Knocked Up (2007) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004).

Biography from IMDb.

Born: June 17, 1969 (57)
From: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
Works as: Director
Titles: 40 on MovieCove · 44 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Rebecca Asher's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

55%

Bonds

38%

Society

3%

Morality

2%

Survival

2%

Identity5 Family bonds6 Coming of age4 Self-worth3 Purpose3 Friendship3 Romantic love3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

6

Warm

6

Hopeful

5

Melancholic

3

Contemplative

2

Other

8

How their films linger

Hopeful9 Feel-good7 Fun4 Wistful2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet6
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 Rebecca Asher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (13).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core

Subscription and free streaming for Rebecca Asher'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

44 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page.

A Man on the Inside(2024)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
High Potential(2024)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Big Mood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Shrinking(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Glamorous(2023)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Unstable(2023)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
High School(2022)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Loot(2022)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Home Economics(2021)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Teenage Bounty Hunters(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Love, Victor(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
A Million Little Things(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Good Cop(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
I Feel Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
Young Sheldon(2017)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Atypical(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Guest Book(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Trial & Error(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Santa Clarita Diet(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
American Housewife(2016)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
This Is Us(2016)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Good Place(2016)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Real O'Neals(2016)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Life in Pieces(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Grace and Frankie(2015)
Show 15 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Marry Me(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Happyland(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Black-ish(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Jennifer Falls(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Manhattan Love Story(2014)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Family Tools(2013)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
The Neighbors(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Hart of Dixie(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Awkward.(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Traffic Light(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Raising Hope(2010)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Knocked Up(2007)
Script Supervisor
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004)
Script Supervisor
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Arrested Development(2003)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Ca$hino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Director
Donnie Darko(2001)
Script Supervisor
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 2001 to 2024.

Highest rated

Love, Victor (2020)

Midcredits 90^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing37 of 40 · 80^thOther crew3 of 40

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s26 · crew2020s9 · 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.

Is Rebecca Asher'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 8 · minimal

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 23 · mild

Profanity4 titlesmedian 33 · mild

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 32 · mild

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 13 · minimal

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

Who does Rebecca Asher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rebecca Asher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Lauer shares the most, 4.