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Richard Rothstein

Writer, producer and director

Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
8 on Motif · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 42% in 30 days

What are Richard Rothstein's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Power
20%
Survival
19%
Morality
13%
Ideas
12%
Bonds
5%
Society
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
3
Thrilling
4
Contemplative
1
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Richard Rothstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Rothstein's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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, 8 with a Motif page.

  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning(2012)

    Characters

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration(2009)

    Writer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: The Return(1999)

    Characters

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Double Deception (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Universal Soldier(1992)

    Writer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Gifted One (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Bates Motel(1987)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hard to Hold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Story

  • Invitation to Hell(1984)

    Writer

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Death Valley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer · Writer

  • Human Experiments(1979)

    Writer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Sun Down(1978)

    Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1978 to 2012.

Biggest box office

Universal Soldier (1992)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Universal Soldier (1992)

Motif 45th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 12: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting11 of 12: 8 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Motif score14thProducing3 of 12: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 12: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

12 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s3 · crew2010s1 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Richard Rothstein's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Bates Motel (1987)

71st percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Universal Soldier (1992)

Motif 45th · 43% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 29/100 and the plot and story 28/100 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 Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Richard Rothstein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 96 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles10–70 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 35
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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 Richard Rothstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Rothstein's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Leitch shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers