A successful writer as well as producer with over fifteen years of experience, Ethan Erwin's films have grossed over $1.5 billion dollars worldwide. His credits include Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Book of Eli, Unknown, The Gunman and The Nice Guys, as well as the CBS cult hit TV show Moonlight. He has developed and produced film, television and digital projects with A-list stars, directors and writers including Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Bullock, Denzel Washington, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Sean Penn, Hilary Swank, Guy Ritchie, George Clooney and Shane Black.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Ethan Erwin's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
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 1 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 9
Steady 2 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 4
Casual 1 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic1
- 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 Ethan Erwin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ethan Erwin'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
20 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Jason Statham Stole My Bike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Orphan: First Kill(2022)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
SuperFly(2018)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Nice Guys(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Collide(2016)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Gunman(2015)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Factory(2012)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Apparition(2012)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Unknown(2011)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Book of Eli(2010)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Orphan(2009)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all filmsVoid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Hills Run Red(2009)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Whiteout(2009)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Solstice(2008)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Moonlight(2007)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all filmsTerminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Prima Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2006 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Highest rated
The Nice Guys (2016)
Most popular right now
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
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 Ethan Erwin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 13 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.
Is Ethan Erwin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Ethan Erwin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ethan Erwin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Silver shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Jaume Collet-SerraShared titles: Unknown (2011), Orphan (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers
- Alex MaceShared titles: Orphan: First Kill (2022), Orphan (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Mace
- David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrickShared titles: Orphan: First Kill (2022), Orphan (2009)See all 2 shared titles with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Actors
- Isabelle FuhrmanShared titles: Orphan: First Kill (2022), Orphan (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Isabelle Fuhrman
Composers and editors
- John OttmanShared titles: The Nice Guys (2016), Unknown (2011), Orphan (2009)See all 3 shared titles with John Ottman
- Harold ParkerShared titles: The Apparition (2012), The Hills Run Red (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Parker
- Timothy AlversonShared titles: Unknown (2011), Orphan (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Timothy Alverson
- Frederik WiedmannShared titles: The Hills Run Red (2009), Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Frederik Wiedmann
Producers
- Joel SilverShared titles: Collide (2016), The Nice Guys (2016), The Apparition (2012), Unknown (2011), The Book of Eli (2010), Orphan (2009), The Hills Run Red (2009), Whiteout (2009), Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)See all 9 shared titles with Joel Silver
- Steve RichardsShared titles: Collide (2016), The Apparition (2012), Unknown (2011), The Book of Eli (2010), Orphan (2009), The Hills Run Red (2009), Whiteout (2009), Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)See all 8 shared titles with Steve Richards
- Aaron AuchShared titles: SuperFly (2018), Collide (2016), The Nice Guys (2016), Unknown (2011), Orphan (2009), Whiteout (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Aaron Auch
- Susan DowneyShared titles: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Unknown (2011), The Book of Eli (2010), Orphan (2009), Whiteout (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Susan Downey
