Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Adam Rifkin
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 20Directed series: 1All crew credits: 41
TMDB ID: 50583
IMDb ID: nm0726472
Known for: Writing
Born: December 31, 1966
Age: 59
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 5.75
Wikidata: Q350710
Also known as
Rif Coogan
Frequent jobs
Director (21)Producer (5)Writer (5)Screenplay (3)Co-Producer (1)Creator (1)Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)Makeup Effects (1)
Biography
Adam Rifkin sometimes credited as Rif Coogan, is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. Rifkin is claimed to belong to a rare breed of film directors that transited from public access television to Hollywood. Adam Rifkin is a writer/director/producer/actor whose eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies to cult classics to dark and gritty urban dramas. Rifkin is best known in Hollywood circles for writing family-friendly comedies like Mousehunt and 2007's Underdog. Most recently Rifkin wrote, executive produced and directed all 11 episodes of Look for Showtime. Based on his award winning film of the same name, LOOK is a drama that takes the viewer into the foreboding world of hidden cameras. Armed with the knowledge that Americans are captured on surveillance cameras more than 300 times a day, the topical series, like the film, tells its story exclusively through the eyes of the security cameras, web cams, and cell phone cameras Americans live in front of everyday, bringing to light the realities of what it means to be watched in a camera consumed culture.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Adam Rifkin.
Last Train to Fortune
Director
2025 Movie
7.0
The Adam Rifkin Film Festival
Director
2023 Movie
6.5
The Last Movie Star
Director
2018 Movie
6.1
Director's Cut
Director
2016 Movie
4.5
Shooting the Warwicks
Director
2015 Movie
5.7
Chillerama
Director
2011 Movie
5.3
Look
Director
2007 Movie
4.2
Night at the Golden Eagle
Director
2002 Movie
3.8
Welcome to Hollywood
Director
2000 Movie
6.7
Detroit Rock City
Director
1999 Movie
4.4
Denial
Director
1998 Movie
Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life
Director
1997 Movie
Bone Chillers: Frankenturkey
Director
1996 Movie
5.8
The Chase
Director
1994 Movie
5.2
Psycho Cop Returns
Director
1993 Movie
2.7
The Nutt House
Director
1992 Movie
4.5
The Invisible Maniac
Director
1990 Movie
2.8
Tale of Two Sisters
Director
1989 Movie
3.8
Never on Tuesday
Director
1989 Movie
Toad
Director
Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Adam Rifkin.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Adam Rifkin.
6.8
Sixteen Candles
as Head Nerd (uncredited)
1984 Movie
6.7
Detroit Rock City
Director
1999 Movie
6.7
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
as Self
2016 Movie
6.6
Small Soldiers
Screenplay
1998 Movie
6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Makeup Effects
1993 Movie
6.5
MouseHunt
Screenplay
1997 Movie
6.5
The Last Movie Star
Director
2018 Movie
6.0
Willy's Wonderland
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
5.8
The Chase
Director
1994 Movie
5.7
Chillerama
Director
2011 Movie
5.5
Underdog
Novel
2007 Movie
5.3
Zoom
Screenplay
2006 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Adam Rifkin.
5.3
Zoom
Screenplay
2006 Movie
2.1
Bikini Squad
as Singing Teacher
1993 Movie
5.7
Chillerama
Director
2011 Movie
5.6
Knucklehead
Writer
2010 Movie
4.5
The Invisible Maniac
Director
1990 Movie
6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Makeup Effects
1993 Movie
6.6
Small Soldiers
Screenplay
1998 Movie
6.8
Sixteen Candles
as Head Nerd (uncredited)
1984 Movie
6.7
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
as Self
2016 Movie
5.5
Underdog
Novel
2007 Movie
6.0
Willy's Wonderland
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.5
MouseHunt
Screenplay
1997 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Adam Rifkin.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Adam Rifkin.
10.0
BFFs
Writer
2025 Movie
Airports
Editor
2025 Movie
6.0
Willy's Wonderland
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.8
Giuseppe Makes a Movie
Writer
2014 Movie
5.6
Knucklehead
Writer
2010 Movie
5.5
Underdog
Novel
2007 Movie
3.9
Homo Erectus
Writer
2007 Movie
Garbanzo Gas
Producer
2007 Movie
5.3
Zoom
Screenplay
2006 Movie
1.0
Jacuzzi Rooms
Producer
2006 Movie
Babysitter
Producer
2004 Movie
Actor
Producer
2004 Movie
4.0
Touch Me in the Morning
Producer
1999 Movie
6.6
Small Soldiers
Screenplay
1998 Movie
6.5
MouseHunt
Screenplay
1997 Movie
6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Makeup Effects
1993 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Adam Rifkin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Adam Rifkin.
10.0
BFFs
2025 Movie
7.0
Sharksploitation
as Self
2024 Movie
7.1
I Am Burt Reynolds
as Self - Interviewee
2020 Movie
6.4
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
2020 Movie
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020 Movie
8.0
The Intervention
2018 Movie
7.9
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
as Self
2017 Movie
A Taboo Identity
as Himself
2017 Movie
2.2
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
as Self
2017 Movie
6.7
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
as Self
2016 Movie
6.1
Director's Cut
as Adam Rifkin
2016 Movie
4.5
Shooting the Warwicks
as Mickey Wagner
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Adam Rifkin.