Rowdy Herrington (born January 1, 1951) is an American director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films Jack’s Back (1988), Road House (1989), and Striking Distance (1993). He lives in Livingston, Montana with his wife.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1951 (75)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Director and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Rowdy Herrington's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Rowdy Herrington's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Rowdy Herrington'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
14 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Looking Through Water(2025)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
I Witness(2003)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Stickup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
A Murder of Crows(1998)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Striking Distance(1993)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Gladiator(1992)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Road House(1989)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Jack's Back(1988)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Nightflyers(1987)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
That's Life!(1986)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Runaway Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Humanoids from the Deep(1980)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1980 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Road House (1989)
Highest rated
Road House (1989)
Most popular right now
Gladiator (1992)
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 Rowdy Herrington's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 8 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 Rowdy Herrington's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all 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 Rowdy Herrington work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rowdy Herrington's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Moore shares the most, 4.
Actors
- James SpaderShared titles: I Witness (2003), Jack's Back (1988)See all 2 shared titles with James Spader
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Shared titles: A Murder of Crows (1998), Gladiator (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Cuba Gooding Jr.
Composers and editors
- Pasquale BubaShared titles: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004), I Witness (2003), Striking Distance (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Pasquale Buba
- Harry B. Miller IIIShared titles: A Murder of Crows (1998), Gladiator (1992), Jack's Back (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Harry B. Miller III
- Brad FiedelShared titles: Striking Distance (1993), Gladiator (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Fiedel
Producers
- Tim MooreShared titles: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004), A Murder of Crows (1998), Road House (1989), Jack's Back (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Tim Moore