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Hal Roach Jr.

Producer and director, also writer · Died March 29, 1972, aged 53 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Born
June 15, 1918
Died
March 29, 1972 (aged 53)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer and director, also writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 36 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Hal Roach Jr.'s films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Survival
24%
Bonds
23%
Self
23%
Morality
13%
Society
12%
Power
6%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 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
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · 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 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

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 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Tense
4
Absurd
4
Warm
4
Thrilling
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Hal Roach Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hal Roach Jr.'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

36 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Groundstar Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • Gigantis: The Fire Monster(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Go, Johnny, Go!(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Jack the Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Love That Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • The Veil(1958)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • A Picture of the Magi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Executive Producer

  • The Hired Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • Code 3(1957)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Blondie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

  • The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 126 episodes · Producer

  • The Charlie Farrell Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 82 episodes · Producer

  • Mobs, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • The Great Gildersleeve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 31 episodes · Producer

  • Captain Scarface(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • My Little Margie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 126 episodes · Producer

  • Tales of Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Blades of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • The Stu Erwin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 129 episodes · Producer

  • Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Here Comes Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Executive Producer

  • The Fabulous Joe(1947)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Curley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Executive Producer

  • Prairie Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Calaboose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Devil with Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Dudes Are Pretty People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Military Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • All-American Co-Ed(1941)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tanks a Million(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • One Million B.C.(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Chump at Oxford(1940)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Block-Heads(1938)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Infernal Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1935 to 1972.

Highest rated

Block-Heads (1938)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Veil (1958)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 33: 5 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 33: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing26 of 33: 26 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1930s2 · crew1940s12 · crew1950s18 · crew1970s1 · 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 Hal Roach Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Code 3 (1957)

55th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Block-Heads (1938)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 47/100 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 Hal Roach Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hal Roach Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal Roach shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles