Portrait of Roland Emmerich

Directing

Roland Emmerich

Career

Active from 1979 to 2024, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Independence Day
Independence Day
GoodWatch score69/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards ยท MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence

    2005 ยท Won

    The Day After Tomorrow

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roland Emmerich Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • High-Octane Action 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Roland Emmerich Style 2
  • Disaster Blockbuster 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Cinematic Grandeur 2
  • Immersive Sound Design 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Maya Lord
Maya Lord

Director, Producer

Crime Novella
Crime Novella

Executive Producer

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 48
Moonfall
Moonfall (2022)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer, Writer

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

The Colony
The Colony (2021)
GoodWatch score 50

Executive Producer, Thanks

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 54
Midway
Midway (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

Characters, Director

Stonewall
Stonewall (2015)
GoodWatch score 38

Director, Producer

White House Down
White House Down (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Circus Halligalli
Circus Halligalli (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Last Will. & Testament
Last Will. & Testament (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

Anonymous
Anonymous (2011)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

Hell
Hell (2011)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)

Producer, Director

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)

Producer, Presenter

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 51
2012
2012 (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Director

Shirley Adams
Shirley Adams (2009)

Executive Producer

10,000 BC
10,000 BC (2008)
GoodWatch score 33

Screenplay, Director

Jack N Jill
Jack N Jill (2008)

Thanks

Trade
Trade (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Director

Eight Legged Freaks
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

Executive Producer

The Patriot
The Patriot (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Executive Producer

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 49
The Thirteenth Floor
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer

Godzilla: The Series - Monster War
Godzilla: The Series - Monster War (1999)

Executive Producer

Godzilla
Godzilla (1998)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Screenplay

Independence Day
Independence Day (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Executive Producer

Stargate
Stargate (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Director

The High Crusade
The High Crusade (1994)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Moon 44
Moon 44 (1990)
GoodWatch score 32

Story, Producer

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 33
Ghost Chase
Ghost Chase (1987)
GoodWatch score 30

Director, Screenplay

Making Contact
Making Contact (1985)
GoodWatch score 34

Screenplay, Director

The Noah's Ark Principle
The Noah's Ark Principle (1984)
GoodWatch score 35

Writer, Director

Verlieben vielleicht
Verlieben vielleicht (1980)

as Robert

1970s

3 titles
Franzmann
Franzmann (1979)

Director, Writer

Smash - Gefahr aus der Unendlichkeit
Smash - Gefahr aus der Unendlichkeit (1979)

Production Design

Max und Sandy
Max und Sandy (1978)

Production Design