Chris Roberts founded Ascendant Pictures in early 2003 and in just a short time, established himself and the company as a force in the world of independent film production and finance. In 2004, Roberts earned an Executive Producer credit on The Punisher and produced The Big White (Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Woody Harrelson) and Lord Of War (Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto). In 2005, Roberts produced Lucky Number Slevin. In addition, he served as Executive Producer on The Jacket (Adrien Brody and Keira Knightly) and the upcoming Robert Towne film, Ask The Dust (Colin Farrell and Selma Hayek). The end of 2006 finds him producing the effects laden sci-fi Viking project, Outlander starring Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles and Jack Huston and to be directed by Howard McCain. Principal photography began October 16 in Nova Scotia and will continue through January 2007. Roberts will also serve as Executive Producer on Black Water Transit which films January 2007 in New Orleans. Prior to founding Ascendant, Roberts was Chairman and CEO of Digital Anvil (DA), the game development and digital effects company he founded in 1996 with funding from Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices. Roberts guided DA's growth to annual revenues of $14 million, prior to the release of many of its games in development. His innovations changed the gaming industry. His games were the first to perfect the use of 35mm film as narrative in interactive game titles, and DA became the first interactive entertainment company to produce a game title, Wing Commander, into a $25 million feature film, directed and produced by Roberts. The film starred Freddie Prinze, Jr. (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Saffron Burrows (Deep Blue Sea) and Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo).
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 27, 1968 (58)
- Redwood City, California, USA
- Producer and writer, also director
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Chris Roberts' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
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 Chris Roberts' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Chris Roberts' 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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Wing Commander II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Sting: Live In Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Outlander(2008)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Who's Your Caddy?(2007)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Lucky Number Slevin(2006)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Ask the Dust(2006)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Big White(2005)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Lord of War(2005)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Jacket(2005)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Punisher(2004)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Believer(2001)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Wing Commander(1999)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all filmsPrix Fixe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1997 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Lord of War (2005)
Highest rated
Lord of War (2005)
Most popular right now
The Punisher (2004)
Film career
- 1999Screen debut· Wing Commander
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 Chris Roberts' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Chris Roberts' work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs 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 Chris Roberts work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chris Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andreas Grosch shares the most, 7.
Producers
- Andreas GroschShared titles: Outlander (2008), Ask the Dust (2006), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Lord of War (2005), The Big White (2005), The Jacket (2005), The Punisher (2004)See all 7 shared titles with Andreas Grosch
- Kia JamShared titles: Outlander (2008), Who's Your Caddy? (2007), Ask the Dust (2006), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), The Big White (2005), The Jacket (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Kia Jam
- Andreas SchmidShared titles: Ask the Dust (2006), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Lord of War (2005), The Big White (2005), The Jacket (2005), The Punisher (2004)See all 6 shared titles with Andreas Schmid
- Christopher EbertsShared titles: Who's Your Caddy? (2007), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Lord of War (2005), The Big White (2005), The Punisher (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Christopher Eberts