ROB COWAN is a 40-year veteran Producer; who has worked on over 45 productions filming all over the world from Iceland to Jamaica to Luxembourg and Australia. After graduating from UBC film school, Cowan began his career in Canada in the early 1980s, working as an assistant director on such successful films as "Three Men and a Baby; "Stakeout," and "Cocktail," starring Tom Cruise. After working on the film "Betrayed," starring Debra Winger, and "Music Box," starring Jessica Lange, both produced by Irwin Winkler - Cowan came onto Winkler's directorial debut, "Guilty by Suspicion," starring Robert De Niro. After finishing the film, Cowan was asked to serve as Winkler Films head of development. Through a collaboration that lasted over 18 years, Cowan produced with Winkler "Night and the City," starring De Niro, "The Net," starring Sandra Bullock, "The Juror," starring Demi Moore; "At First Sight," starring Val Kilmer; the critically acclaimed "Life as a House," starring Kevin Kline; "Enough," starring Jennifer Lopez; and the Cole Porter biopic "De-Lovely," which was selected as the closing night film for the 2004 Cannes film festival. Striking out on his own in 2006 - Cowan produced an array of films including "Righteous Kill," starring De Niro and Al Pacino, "So Undercover," starring Miley Cyrus; James Wan's worldwide hit "The Conjuring,"; "Tammy," "The Boss" and "Superintelligence" all starring Melissa McCarthy and the blockbuster "San Andreas" starring Dwayne Johnson. His relationship with filmmaker James Wan saw him later producing "The Conjuring 2" the billion dollar box office hit - "Aquaman" and it's sequel "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."
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Biography from IMDb.
- England, UK
- Producer, also director and writer
- 38 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
What are Rob Cowan's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 27
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 17
Steady 7 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 5
Casual 10 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 10
Resolved 19 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet11
- Tragic2
- 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 Rob Cowan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).
- Touchback (2011) · producer · free
- Guilty by Suspicion (1991) · first assistant director · free
- De-Lovely (2004) · producer · free
- The Crazies (2010) · producer · free
- Rocky Marciano (1999) · producer · free
- Shackles (2005) · producer · free
- Enough (2002) · producer · free
- At First Sight (1999) · producer · free
- Righteous Kill (2008) · producer · free
- The Juror (1996) · producer · free
- So Undercover (2012) · producer · free
- Home of the Brave (2006) · producer · free
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Subscription and free streaming for Rob Cowan'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
42 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Wrecking Crew(2026)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Flash(2023)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Tomorrow War(2021)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Superintelligence(2020)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Aquaman(2018)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Conjuring 2(2016)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Boss(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
San Andreas(2015)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Tammy(2014)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Conjuring(2013)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
So Undercover(2012)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Chernobyl Diaries(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
I Melt with You(2011)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Touchback(2011)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Crazies(2010)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Messages Deleted(2010)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Righteous Kill(2008)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Free Style(2008)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Home of the Brave(2006)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Net 2.0(2006)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Shackles(2005)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
De-Lovely(2004)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Enough(2002)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Shipping News(2001)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Life as a House(2001)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
At First Sight(1999)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Rocky Marciano(1999)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Juror(1996)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Net(1995)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Night and the City(1992)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Guilty by Suspicion(1991)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Short Time(1990)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Music Box(1989)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Cocktail(1988)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Three Men and a Baby(1987)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Stakeout(1987)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Stranger in My Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Secrets of a Married Man(1984)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all filmsVermillion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Aquaman (2018)
Highest rated
The Conjuring (2013)
Most popular right now
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
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 Rob Cowan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 38; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 28 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 Rob Cowan's work okay for kids?
Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most 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.
Who does Rob Cowan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rob Cowan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Irwin Winkler shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Irwin WinklerShared titles: Home of the Brave (2006), The Net 2.0 (2006), De-Lovely (2004), Enough (2002), Life as a House (2001), The Shipping News (2001), At First Sight (1999), The Juror (1996), The Net (1995), Night and the City (1992)See all 10 shared titles with Irwin Winkler
- James WanShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Conjuring (2013)See all 4 shared titles with James Wan
- Charles WinklerShared titles: Home of the Brave (2006), The Net 2.0 (2006), Shackles (2005), De-Lovely (2004), Rocky Marciano (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Charles Winkler
Writers
- David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrickShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 3 shared titles with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
- Mort WeisingerShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mort Weisinger
- Paul NorrisShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Norris
- Carey W. HayesShared titles: The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Conjuring (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Carey W. Hayes
Actors
- Patrick WilsonShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Conjuring (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Patrick Wilson
- Jason MomoaShared titles: The Wrecking Crew (2026), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Jason Momoa
- Temuera MorrisonShared titles: The Wrecking Crew (2026), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Temuera Morrison
- Carla GuginoShared titles: San Andreas (2015), I Melt with You (2011), Righteous Kill (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Carla Gugino
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Kirk M. MorriShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Conjuring (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Kirk M. Morri
- Mark IshamShared titles: The Crazies (2010), Life as a House (2001), At First Sight (1999), The Net (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Isham
- Clayton HalseyShared titles: Home of the Brave (2006), The Net 2.0 (2006), Shackles (2005), Rocky Marciano (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Clayton Halsey
- Don BurgessShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Don Burgess
Producers
- Brian E. FrankishShared titles: So Undercover (2012), The Crazies (2010), Righteous Kill (2008), Home of the Brave (2006), Life as a House (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Brian E. Frankish
- Peter SafranShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Conjuring (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Safran
- Walter HamadaShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Conjuring (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Walter Hamada
- Richard BrenerShared titles: Superintelligence (2020), The Conjuring 2 (2016), San Andreas (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Brener
