Rob Cohen

Rob Cohen is an American film director, writer and producer, best known as the creator of Universal Pictures' The Fast and the Furious movie franchise. He's a graduate in Anthropology and Visual Studies from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Works

xXx

Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.

Release Date2002-08-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Columbian Horseman (uncredited)

Vote Count4691

The Skulls

A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.

Release Date2000-03-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd College Lecturer (uncredited)

Vote Count576

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.

Release Date1993-05-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Enter The Dragon Director

Vote Count773

Vanishing Son IV

After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-Wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian-Wa is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian-Wa is also visited by the ghost of Wago, who must act as an angel to Jian-Wa to gain acceptance into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit-and-run plan to kill Jian-Wa so he doesn't talk to the police.

Release Date1994-10-15

Charactersd Teacher Benton

Vote Count6

Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror

A biopic drama-documentary about the 'King of Pop', that mixes real footage and new interviews with people around him (most notably his mother Katherine Jackson) with re-enactments of times of Michael's life until his untimely death on the 25th of June in 2009.

Release Date2017-03-31

Charactersd Himself - Executive VP, Motown Records

Vote Count8

Vanishing Son

Vanishing Son is a short-lived syndicated action television series that was part of Universal Television's Action Pack. Starting as a series of four made for television movies in 1994, the series debuted on January 16, 1995. Vanishing Son I, Vanishing Son II, Vanishing Son III, and Vanishing Son IV, were aired on February 28, July 18, July 25, and October 10, 1994, respectively. The series was ground-breaking for the casting of an Asian male in an attractive leading-man role.

Release Date1994-02-28

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Teacher Beaton

Episode Count13

Vote Count3

The Fast and the Furious

Dominic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.

Release Date2001-06-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Pizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited)

Vote Count10524

Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

Earth teenagers Alex 'Flash' Gordon and Dale Arden, and their reluctant friend Dr. Hans Zarkov, journey to the fantastic planet Mongo where they fight to defeat the evil planetary dictator, Ming the Merciless.

Release Date1996-05-20

Charactersd Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count1

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influenced all areas of popular culture including fitness, cinema, music, sport, dance, video games and philosophy. A journey across the United States, Asia and Europe, takes Shannon Lee on a trip back to her father's roots in Hong Kong and China. With unique access to the family's photographic archive, home movies and all material owned by the Bruce Lee Foundation.

Release Date2009-05-17

Charactersd Self

Vote Count31

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

This documentary was first released on the laserdisc for DragonHeart, and was then re-released on both the Collector's Edition and Franchise Collection DVDs.

Release Date1997-01-14

Charactersd Self

Vote Count2

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

Release Date2004-10-12

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Charactersd Self

Vote Count109

I Am Paul Walker

Exploring the life and legacy of actor Paul Walker, the Southern California native who cut his teeth as child actor before breaking out in the blockbuster Fast and Furious franchise.

Release Date2018-12-04

Charactersd Self

Vote Count40

TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood

A melancholy and affectionate look at the global obsession with movies, "TINSEL - The Lost Movie About Hollywood" was lost for 30 years and never shown publicly. An outside-in, inside-out view of the Motion Picture Industry circa 1990, it is a film about fame in general and the love of movies in particular. The film includes new footage offering perspective from the 21st century. The film examines the uncertain future the industry faces in its second century, as technology and new platforms change the movie-watching experience forever.

Release Date2020-11-01

Charactersd Self

Vote Count2

Miami Vice

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.

Release Date1984-09-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count475

black-ish

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

Release Date2014-09-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count325

The Running Man

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

Release Date1987-11-13

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count2652

Bird on a Wire

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.

Release Date1990-05-18

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count999

The Monster Squad

Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way.

Release Date1987-08-14

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count614

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

Release Date2008-07-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4663

thirtysomething

Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.

Release Date1987-09-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count28

xXx: State of the Union

Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.

Release Date2005-04-27

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1956

Speechless

Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with special needs. As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to give JJ his “voice.”

Release Date2016-09-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count4

Vote Count106

The Witches of Eastwick

Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Release Date1987-06-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1509

The Legend of Billie Jean

Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun. The boys' father refuses to pay them back the price of the scooter. The fight for "fair is fair" takes the teens around the state and produces an unlikely hero.

Release Date1985-07-19

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count193

The Razor's Edge

An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.

Release Date1984-10-19

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count81

The Last Ride

After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl, the cop who put him behind bars. Standing in their way is Ronnie's son, whom Darryl raised.

Release Date2004-06-02

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count32

Mood Indigo

Suspense tale -- a pilot to a prospective series -- involving a criminal psychologist, struggling to rebuild his life after his wife is brutally murdered by a patient, and a lady lawyer who enlists his help in solving a baffling crime.

Release Date1993-01-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

The Boy Next Door

A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.

Release Date2015-01-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2092

Daylight

A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.

Release Date1996-12-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1624

DragonHeart

In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.

Release Date1996-05-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2079

Thank God It's Friday

It's Friday and everyone is going to the hottest new disco in Los Angeles. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are there to win the dance contest, or to put a little excitement into a fifth anniversary.

Release Date1978-05-19

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count52

The Rat Pack

After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has become a big success despite the breakup of his partnership with Jerry Lewis; Sinatra's career is at its peak; Sammy Davis, Jr., is making a comeback after a near fatal car crash, and standup comic Joey Bishop is gaining exposure as an opening act for the other three. The Pack becomes complete when Sinatra reconciles with actor Peter Lawford, who has been ostracized since being seen out publicly with Sinatra's ex-wife, Ava Gardner.

Release Date1998-08-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count42

The Hurricane Heist

Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.

Release Date2018-02-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1053

Stealth

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.

Release Date2005-07-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1112

Almost Summer

A high-school election gets nasty.

Release Date1978-04-21

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count5

Nasty Boys

The Nasty Boys is a television action drama series based on the real life Narcotics Officers of the North Las Vegas Police Department.

Release Date1989-09-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count4

Maron

Marc Maron has been a comedian for 25 years. He’s had his problems. He was an angry, drunk, self involved, twice divorced compulsive mess for most of his adult life, but with the popularity of a podcast he does in his garage and a life of sobriety, his life and career are turning around. MARON explores a fictionalized version of Marc’s life, his relationships, and his career, including his incredibly popular WTF podcast, which features conversations Marc conducts with celebrities and fellow comedians. Neurosis intact, Maron is uniquely fascinating, absolutely compelling and brutally funny.

Release Date2013-05-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count44

The Ben Stiller Show

This sketch show specialises in parodies of movies, shows and commercials. Special guest stars join them in the comedy sketches with crazy results.

Release Date1992-09-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count26

Hooperman

A full-time police detective becomes a part-time landlord when he inherits his murdered landlady's building — along with her ferocious little dog.

Release Date1987-09-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count10

Vanishing Son

Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career while the other gets entangled in a criminal organization.

Release Date1994-03-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count6

Alex Cross

Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he is told that a friend has been murdered and he vows to track down the killer. Soon, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer, who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through.

Release Date2012-10-18

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count753

Light of Day

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.

Release Date1987-02-06

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count57

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

A variety of people are drawn together through their participation in an amateur talent contest in a country roadhouse.

Release Date1979-01-08

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1

The Wiz

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

Release Date1978-10-24

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count278

Ghoul

GHOUL is a supernatural horror film involving the real life story of the Soviet Union's most violent serial killer, Andrei Chikatilo. Three Americans travel to the Ukraine to film a documentary about the cannibalism epidemic that swept through the country during the famine of 1932. After being lured deep into the Ukraine forest for an interview with one of the last known survivors, they quickly find themselves trapped in a supernatural hunting ground.

Release Date2015-02-26

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count72

Knight Rider 2010

Loosely based on the popular television series of the 80's, this movie brings the story into an apocalyptic time and a new "KITT".

Release Date1994-02-03

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count16

The Hard Way

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

Release Date1991-03-08

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count456

The Serpent and the Rainbow

A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.

Release Date1988-02-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count533

A Year in the Life

Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows the daily lives of Seattle's Gardner family. Joe Gardner is the owner of a successful plastics business and the father of four adult children. The Gardner family includes twice-divorced daughter Anne, who returns home with her two teenaged children; daughter Lindley and husband Jim, parents of a newborn baby daughter; black sheep son Jack; and conservative youngest son Sam, newly married to free-spirited Kay.

Release Date1987-09-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count5

Disorganized Crime

Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do have going for them are a cop and his partner, who are dumber than they are! By the time the gang hits the bank vault, it's a safe bet there's going to be organized insanity and disorganized crime!

Release Date1989-04-14

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count42

A Small Circle of Friends

In the late 1960s, three Harvard students Jessica, Leo and Nick grow close as they undergo personal changes, but their friendship is jeopardized by romantic feelings both men develop for Jessica.

Release Date1980-03-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4

Mahogany

An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.

Release Date1975-10-08

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count27

Ritual

An American doctor encounters members of a voodoo cult when she is summoned to Jamaica to treat a wealthy man's brother.

Release Date2002-09-18

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count73

Scott Joplin

The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

Release Date1977-02-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count7

Eddie Dodd

Eddie Dodd

Release Date1991-03-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Private Eye

Private Eye is an American crime drama that aired from September 13, 1987 until January 8, 1988.

Release Date1987-09-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count4

Vote Count4

The Antagonists

The Antagonists is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 26 until May 30, 1991.

Release Date1991-03-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

Release Date1976-07-16

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count21

Scandalous

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.

Release Date1984-01-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

The Guardian

Known as "The Guardian," renowned cat burglar and sixth-degree Kenpo Karate black belt Ray Angelotti, emerges from prison a changed man, determined to right wrongs and make up for his past misdeeds. In order to save Tess - the sister who was murdered in his stead - from the demons which torment her in the world beyond, Ray must save troubled souls on earth from falling into the clutches of the evil which tempts them.

Release Date1997-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Speedhunters

A colorful team of racers and crew get caught into high intrigue around a revolutionary technology threatening to change the world as we know it.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector