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Jordan Roberts

Jordan Roberts

Writer and director · USA

Writers Guild Award nominee

From
USA
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
6 on Motif · 8 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 28Up 68% in 30 days

What are Jordan Roberts' films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Survival
28%
Self
16%
Morality
12%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · 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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Cyclical1

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 Jordan Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jordan Roberts' titles on Motif; 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

8 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Burn Your Maps(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Big Hero 6(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • You're Not You(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • I Was Bitten: The Walker County Incident (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fly Away (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Maître d'

  • March of the Penguins(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Around the Bend(2004)

    Director · Author

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 2004 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Big Hero 6 (2014)

$672M worldwide

Highest rated

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 8: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 8: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting6 of 8: 3 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thProducing1 of 8: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

8 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2006.

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 Jordan Roberts' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Burn Your Maps (2016)

56th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 6 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 Midcredits 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 Jordan Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jordan Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jordan Roberts' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie Kirkham shares the most, 3.

Producers