Ralph Burns

What are Ralph Burns' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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 Ralph Burns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

• Tubi10 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Cabaret (1972) · composer · free
  • Lenny (1974) · composer · free
  • After the Promise (1987) · composer · free
  • Bananas (1971) · orchestrator · free
  • All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) · composer · free
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981) · composer · free
  • Movie Movie (1978) · composer · free
  • The Penalty Phase (1986) · composer · free
  • Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) · composer · free
  • Perfect (1985) · composer · free
• The Roku Channel4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • After the Promise (1987) · composer · free
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981) · composer · free
  • The Penalty Phase (1986) · composer · free
  • Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) · composer · free
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • After the Promise (1987) · composer
  • The Christmas Star (1986) · composer
  • Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) · composer
• Disney+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) · composer
  • The Christmas Star (1986) · composer
• Pluto TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Lenny (1974) · composer · free
  • Bananas (1971) · orchestrator · free
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) · composer
• MGM+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Lenny (1974) · composer
• Paramount+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Urban Cowboy (1980) · composer

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph Burns' 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

37 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Muppets Take Scripthatten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

  Composer
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  Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert(2025)

  Orchestrator

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~75^th
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  Fosse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Orchestrator
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  All Dogs Go to Heaven(1989)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  Sweet Bird of Youth(1989)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films32^nd
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  Bert Rigby, You're a Fool(1989)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  After the Promise(1987)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  In the Mood(1987)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  The Christmas Star(1986)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  The Penalty Phase(1986)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films42^nd
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  Amazing Stories(1985)

  Show 2 episodes · Composer

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows69^th
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  Perfect(1985)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films15^th
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  Moving Violations(1985)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films35^th
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  The Muppets Take Manhattan(1984)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter(1984)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films53^rd
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  Star 80(1983)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films72^nd
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  National Lampoon's Vacation(1983)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  The Phantom of the Opera(1983)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  Kiss Me Goodbye(1982)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films46^th
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  My Favorite Year(1982)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Annie(1982)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Pennies from Heaven(1981)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films63^rd
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  Golden Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

  Composer
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  History of the World: Part I(1981)

  Orchestrator

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films73^rd
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  Side Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

  Composer
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  Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls(1980)

  Music Arranger

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~85^th
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  Make Me an Offer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

  Composer
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  Urban Cowboy(1980)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  All That Jazz(1979)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Movie Movie(1978)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films53^rd
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  High Anxiety(1977)

  Orchestrator

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  New York, New York(1977)

  Conductor · Music Supervisor

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Lucky Lady(1975)

  Composer · Conductor

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  Lenny(1974)

  Composer · Music Supervisor

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Cabaret(1972)

  Composer

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Bananas(1971)

  Orchestrator

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Sweet Charity(1969)

  Orchestrator

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1969 to 2025.

Biggest box office

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Cabaret (1972)

Midcredits 96^th

Most popular right now

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

How do Ralph Burns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66^th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

41611

• Universally Loved4
• Divisive1
• Crowd Pleaser16
• Mixed11

Most divisive · composer

Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)

62^nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Cabaret (1972)

Midcredits 96^th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 66/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Ralph Burns' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs 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 Ralph Burns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph Burns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Bridges shares the most, 2.