Kevin Reynolds (born January 17, 1952) is an American film director and screenwriter. Raised as an Air Force brat, Reynolds' love for cinema inspired him to forsake his law school degree and move to Los Angeles to enroll in the University of Southern California's legendary film school. He is best known for his collaborations with Kevin Costner: Robin Hood: “Prince of Thieves” (1991), “Waterworld” (1995), and the miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys” (2012).
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 17, 1952 (74)
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Director and writer, also actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Kevin Reynolds' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 8
Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic3
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 Kevin Reynolds' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Reynolds' 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
16 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Risen(2016)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Hatfields & McCoys(2012)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Tristan + Isolde(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
One Eight Seven(1997)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Waterworld(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Rapa Nui(1994)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Dances with Wolves(1990)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Beast of War(1988)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
White Water Summer(1987)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Amazing Stories(1985)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Fandango(1985)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Red Dawn(1984)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1980 to 2016.
Biggest box office
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Highest rated
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Most popular right now
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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 Kevin Reynolds' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th9
Shape of the crowd
None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 10 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 Kevin Reynolds' work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore 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 Kevin Reynolds work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kevin Reynolds' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Costner shares the most, 6.
Actors
- Kevin CostnerShared titles: Hatfields & McCoys (2012), Waterworld (1995), Rapa Nui (1994), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991), Fandango (1985)See all 6 shared titles with Kevin Costner
- Powers BootheShared titles: Hatfields & McCoys (2012), Red Dawn (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Powers Boothe
- Ronan VibertShared titles: Hatfields & McCoys (2012), Tristan + Isolde (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ronan Vibert
- Henry CavillShared titles: Tristan + Isolde (2006), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Cavill
Cinematographers and editors
- Peter BoyleShared titles: Tristan + Isolde (2006), Waterworld (1995), Rapa Nui (1994), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Beast of War (1988)See all 5 shared titles with Peter Boyle
- Stephen SemelShared titles: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), One Eight Seven (1997), Fandango (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen Semel
- Douglas MilsomeShared titles: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Beast of War (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Douglas Milsome
Producers
- James FlynnShared titles: Tristan + Isolde (2006), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)See all 2 shared titles with James Flynn
- Morgan O'SullivanShared titles: Tristan + Isolde (2006), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Morgan O'Sullivan
- Gary BarberShared titles: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Barber
- Barrie M. OsborneShared titles: Rapa Nui (1994), Fandango (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Barrie M. Osborne
Mixed roles
- Charles GordonShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Gordon
- Dean SemlerShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Semler
- Ilona HerzbergShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Ilona Herzberg
- Peter RaderShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Rader