Susan R. Rodgers began her producing career with the short film "Love for $17.50," based on the story by legendary author Charles Bukowski. She simultaneously produced a documentary on the history of American independent cinema for the Los Angeles Film Festival. In 1999, Susan produced her first feature film, "Grownups", starring John Stamos ("Full House") and Daniel London ("Minority Report"). Susan now has more than a dozen features under her belt, including the critically acclaimed, psychological thriller, "Dahmer", which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, including the John Cassavetes Award. In 2007, Susan's film "Day on Fire" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film starred Academy Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis ("Away from Her") and Martin Donovan ("Saved!" and "Insomnia"). Susan also co-produced the comic book turned live action film, "El Muerto", starring Wilmer Valderrama ("That '70s Show") and Tony Plana ("Ugly Betty"). Susan recently produced "Otis E." starring Kevin Durand ("3:10 to Yuma" and the upcoming "Robin Hood") and Peter Stormare ("Fargo"). Susan most recently produced "Reach For Me," starring Academy Award nominees Seymour Cassel ("The Royal Tenenbaums") and Alfre Woodard ("The Family That Preys"). The film is currently in limited theatrical release. In addition to her busy film career, Susan has produced numerous live events for the American Film Institute (AFI), the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys 2008 / Product Sponsor Napoleon Perdis), and the ESPN ESPY Awards. Her television credits include dozens of promos for ESPN and ABC Sports.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Producer and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Susan R. Rodgers' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- 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 Susan R. Rodgers' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Susan R. Rodgers' 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
11 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Taken Too Far(2017)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Lucky Dog(2015)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Taken Away(2014)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Taken in Broad Daylight(2009)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Reach for Me(2008)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Dead One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Dark Town(2004)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Monster Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Gacy(2003)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Dahmer(2002)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
My Best Friend's Wife(2001)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2001 to 2017.
Biggest box office
Dahmer (2002)
Highest rated
Taken in Broad Daylight (2009)
Most popular right now
Dahmer (2002)
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 Susan R. Rodgers' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 32/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Who does Susan R. Rodgers work with?
People who share at least 2 of Susan R. Rodgers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Birke shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Michael FeiferShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Taken Away (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Feifer
Writers
- David BirkeShared titles: Dark Town (2004), Gacy (2003), Dahmer (2002)See all 3 shared titles with David Birke
Actors
- Caia ColeyShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Taken Away (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Caia Coley
- Seymour CasselShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Reach for Me (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Seymour Cassel
- LeVar BurtonShared titles: Taken in Broad Daylight (2009), Reach for Me (2008)See all 2 shared titles with LeVar Burton
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Brandon JarrettShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Taken Away (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Brandon Jarrett
- Ely MenninShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Taken Away (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ely Mennin
- Hank BaumertShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Taken Away (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Hank Baumert
- Erik GodalShared titles: Dark Town (2004), Gacy (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Erik Godal
Producers
- Leonard ShapiroShared titles: Dark Town (2004), Gacy (2003), Dahmer (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Leonard Shapiro
- Mark A. JonesShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Reach for Me (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Mark A. Jones
- Scott DonleyShared titles: Lucky Dog (2015), Taken Away (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Donley
- Charlene BlaineShared titles: Taken in Broad Daylight (2009), Reach for Me (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Charlene Blaine
