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Reggie Rock Bythewood

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Producer, writer, director and actor · Born July 7, 1965 (61) · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Reggie Rock Bythewood (born July 7, 1965) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for directing the film Dancing in September (2000) and creating the television series Shots Fired and Swagger. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reggie Rock Bythewood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 7, 1965 (61)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, writer, director and actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 22 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 28% in 30 days

What are Reggie Rock Bythewood's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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
Self
31%
Morality
26%
Bonds
16%
Society
15%
Survival
12%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Reggie Rock Bythewood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Reggie Rock Bythewood'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

22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Children of Blood and Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • A Different World(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Swagger(2021)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Shots Fired(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Lights(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gun Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • One Night in Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Notorious(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Biker Boyz(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dancing in September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show Creator

  • Get on the Bus(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • New York Undercover(1994)

    Show 89 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Vampire's Kiss(1988)

    as Church Bystander

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Beat(1988)

    as Danny Lambeaux

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Different World(1987)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Exterminator 2(1984)

    as Spider

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Brother from Another Planet(1984)

    as Rickey

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Fight for Your Life(1977)

    as Floyd Turner

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,547 episodes · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1964 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Notorious (2009)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

Get on the Bus (1996)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

A Different World (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 22: 6 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting7 of 22: 2 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting9 of 22: 3 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing9 of 22: 4 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew3 of 22: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

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

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew1990s3 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · 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 Reggie Rock Bythewood's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Beat (1988)

86th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

30 for 30 (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Reggie Rock Bythewood's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 56 · 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 Reggie Rock Bythewood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Reggie Rock Bythewood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gina Prince-Bythewood shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers