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Johannes Roberts

Johannes Roberts

Director, writer, producer and composer, also actor · Born May 24, 1976 (50) · Cambridge, England, UK

Johannes Christopher Edward Roberts (born 24 May 24 1976) is a British filmmaker. He is best known for directing the horror films The Other Side of the Door (2016), 47 Meters Down (2017), The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018), 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019), Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) and Primate (2025).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 24, 1976 (50)
From
Cambridge, England, UK
Works as
Director, writer, producer and composer, also actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 27 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Johannes Roberts' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action 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
58%
Bonds
14%
Morality
14%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 12

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
11
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
2
Cold
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Johannes Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Johannes 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

27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Primate(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Baby Blue(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The First Omen(2024)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Play Dead(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/99(2022)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Night House(2020)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • 47 Meters Down: Uncaged(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Prey at Night(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 47 Meters Down(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of the Door(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: An American Werewolf in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer · as Man with Beer

  • Storage 24(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Roadkill(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • F(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • When Evil Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Story · Writer

  • Forest of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Darkhunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Composer · Producer · Screenplay

  • Hellbreeder(2004)

    Director · Composer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Sanitarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Composer · Producer · Sound Post Production Coordinator · Sound Post Supervisor · Still Photographer · Writer · as Doctor

  • 47 Meters Down: The Wreck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • Border Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Story

  • Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • The Not Polly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Red Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 21 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

47 Meters Down (2017)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Sharksploitation (2023)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 27: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting22 of 27: 4 only directing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score14thWriting19 of 27: 0 only writing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score14thProducing8 of 27: 2 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score13thMusic3 of 27: 0 only music, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 27: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

27 titles, 19 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s8 · 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 Johannes Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, composer

Hellbreeder (2004)

92nd percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Primate (2025)

Midcredits 31st · 33% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 14 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 Johannes Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles66–90 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–38 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles29–85 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles10–45 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles73–87 · median 83 · severeheavier than most 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 Johannes Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johannes Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Harris shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers