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Whitewater Films

Beverly Hills, California(approximate location)

Rick Rosenthal is an award-winning producer and director with over 35 years in film and television. Known for directing "Bad Boys," "Halloween II," and "Halloween: Resurrection," he has worked across various genres, including comedy ("American Dreamer"), drama ("Distant Thunder"), and adventure ("Russkies"). Passionate about mentoring, he founded Whitewater Films to support emerging filmmakers. His projects have gained recognition at festivals like Cannes, Sundance, and SXSW, earning awards and Academy Award nominations for documentaries like "Cartel Land" and "Open Heart."

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Who works there

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  • Rick RosenthalExecutive Producer & CEO of Whitewater Film
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Contact & details

TypeProduction Company · Film · Documentary · Television
Founded2004Wikidata
Founded byRick RosenthalWikidata
LocationBeverly Hills, California
Websitewhitewaterfilms.com
Emailinfo@whitewaterfilms.com
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Phone+1 310 575 5800
Statusactive2026 credit i
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How their work is rated

Average rating
6.6IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

23 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards
Oscars0of2nominations0%

58 wins from 173 nominations across all awards

Box office
$5m

Combined US gross, 14 of 37 titles

Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) poster
Highest rated
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
2021
7.7246 votes
Drones poster
Lowest rated
Drones
2013
4.5844 votes
Mostly
drama, documentary, comedy
Active
2004–2026
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Best known for
Mean Creek

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 30 of 37 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Credits24 of 38

37 films

Titles per year37 titles · busiest 2014 with 5

37 titles across 23 years, averaging 1.6 a year. The last five years average 1.0 a year, below their long-run rate. 7 of those 23 years carry no credit on file.

Quality over time23 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
468their average 6.6200020102020

Their 2000s work is their strongest, averaging 6.8 across 3 titles. The 14 titles since 2014 average 6.7, holding at their 6.6 overall. 12 of 23 rated titles sit above their 6.6 average.

Who they work with

Notable cast
  • Matt O'Leary2
Genres
  • Drama13 of 30
  • Documentary12 of 30
  • Comedy7 of 30
  • Thriller7 of 30
  • Crime4 of 30

Names appearing on two or more of Whitewater Films’s produced titles, across the 30 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with12 companies

Companies that appear alongside Whitewater Films on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

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