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Roger Nygard

Director, editor, writer and producer · Born March 28, 1962 (64) · Long Lake, Minnesota, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roger Nygard (born on March 28, 1962) is an American film and television director, editor, writer, and producer. His films include Trekkies, Trekkies 2 and The Nature of Existence (film). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Nygard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 28, 1962 (64)
From
Long Lake, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Director, editor, writer and producer
Titles
18 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Roger Nygard's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
30%
Society
23%
Self
17%
Morality
14%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Survival
4%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
5
Contemplative
6
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

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 Roger Nygard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Nygard'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, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • White House Plumbers(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Truth About Marriage(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Who Is America?(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Black or White(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Nature of Existence(2009)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The League(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Man About Town(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Loop(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Zoey 101(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Trekkies 2(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Search for John Gissing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 27 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Suckers(1999)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Six Days in Roswell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Trekkies(1997)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Back to Back(1996)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • High Strung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Tales of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • CreepTales(2004)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1988 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Black or White (2014)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Who Is America? (2018)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 22: 7 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting5 of 22: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing4 of 22: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing11 of 22: 7 only editing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

22 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s3 · 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 Roger Nygard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, editor

The Truth About Marriage (2018)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Office (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 44/100 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 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.

Who does Roger Nygard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Nygard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billy Sullivan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles