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Ron Underwood

Ron Underwood

Director and writer, also producer · Born November 6, 1953 (72) · Glendale, California, USA

Directors Guild Award nominee

Ron Underwood is an American film director, producer and television director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 6, 1953 (72)
From
Glendale, California, USA
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 75 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Ron Underwood's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
32%
Morality
20%
Survival
20%
Self
13%
Society
11%
Power
4%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Warm
11
Thrilling
8
Joyful
7
Dread
4
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5

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 Ron Underwood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ron Underwood'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

75 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cupertino(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Watson(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Tales of the Walking Dead(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • La Brea(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Tremors: Shrieker Island(2020)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Evil(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Grand Hotel(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Tremors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Characters

  • Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell(2018)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Kevin (Probably) Saves the World(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • No Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Dead of Summer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • BrainDead(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Quantico(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Tremors 5: Bloodlines(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Resurrection(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time in Wonderland(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Witches of East End(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Nashville(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Deck the Halls(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 17 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Necessary Roughness(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CHAOS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • No Ordinary Family(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Hellcats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Town(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Make It or Break It(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Eli Stone(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Holiday in Handcuffs(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Reaper(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Santa Baby(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • In the Mix(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Back When We Were Grownups(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Tremors 4: The Legend Begins(2004)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tremors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Characters

  • Stealing Sinatra(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Pluto Nash(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Tremors 3: Back to Perfection(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Mighty Joe Young(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Tremors II: Aftershocks(1996)

    Characters · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Speechless(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Heart and Souls(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • City Slickers(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Ralph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Tremors(1990)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hi Cat! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Crawlspace(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Too Smart for Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Library Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Capricorn One(1978)

    Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Weekend Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Library World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Dictionary: The Adventure of Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 70 titles from 1951 to 2025.

Biggest box office

City Slickers (1991)

$179M worldwide

Highest rated

Tremors (1990)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Elsbeth (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing62 of 70: 61 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting7 of 70: 5 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thProducing2 of 70: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 70: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s1 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s22 · crew2010s26 · crew2020s6 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Directors Guild Award in 2007, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ron Underwood's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · director

The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)

87th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Boston Legal (2004)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 21 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 Ron Underwood's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles33–73 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles3–43 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles23–61 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles25–45 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles28–54 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Ron Underwood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ron Underwood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; S.S. Wilson shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers