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Rob Hardy

Rob Hardy

Director and producer, also writer and actor · Born July 22, 1971 (55) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Robert Hardy, Jr. is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. With partner Will Packer, he founded the production company Rainforest Films in 1994. Hardy's film credits include The Gospel, Trois, and Trois 2: Pandora's Box. His television credits include ER, Criminal Minds, Arrow, and The Game. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Hardy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 22, 1971 (55)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Works as
Director and producer, also writer and actor
Titles
43 on Motif · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 53% in 30 days

What are Rob Hardy's films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif 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
Morality
52%
Bonds
26%
Survival
9%
Self
6%
Society
6%
Power
2%
Deception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Joyful
2
Thrilling
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Hardy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 43 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rob Hardy's titles on Motif; 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

48 credits, 43 with a Motif page.

  • Nemesis(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Hunting Party(2025)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Power Book III: Raising Kanan(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Stargirl(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Evil(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Prodigal Son(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Doom Patrol(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • All American(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Deception(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Black Lightning(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Runaways(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin (Probably) Saves the World(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Blindspot(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • No Good Deed(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Finding Carter(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Think Like a Man Too(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Power(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ravenswood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Originals(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Think Like a Man(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Single Ladies(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Stomp the Yard(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Motives 2(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Three Can Play That Game(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • After the Rain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Puff, Puff, Pass(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Gospel(2005)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Trois 3: The Escort(2004)

    Producer · Writer · as Timothy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Motives(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Pandora's Box(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Trois (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Chocolate City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Two Butterflies (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles, 44 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Think Like a Man (2012)

$96M worldwide

Highest rated

Think Like a Man (2012)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Elsbeth (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 45: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting36 of 45: 32 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting3 of 45: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing8 of 45: 7 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndCinematography1 of 45: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another role

45 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew2010s24 · crew2020s4 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Rob Hardy's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · director, writer

The Gospel (2005)

96th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Shameless (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Hardy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles26–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles21–78 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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 Hardy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rob Hardy's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Packer shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers