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Robert Allan Ackerman

Director and producer · Died January 10, 2022, aged 77 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Robert Allan Ackerman (June 30, 1944 – January 10, 2022) was an American director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Allan Ackerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 30, 1944
Died
January 10, 2022 (aged 77)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all

What are Robert Allan Ackerman's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Tense
5
Contemplative
5
Warm
4
Hopeful
4
Other
10

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Robert Allan Ackerman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Allan Ackerman's 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

21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Ramen Girl(2008)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Filthy Gorgeous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Reagans(2003)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Reagans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • My House in Umbria(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer

  • Baby(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Forget Me Never(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Passion's Way(1999)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Double Platinum(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Outrage(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Night Sins(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Night Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Suddenly(1996)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Radiant City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Safe Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • David's Mother(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Mrs. Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1982 to 2008.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing19 of 20: 15 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing5 of 20: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

20 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

1 major award from 7 major nominations, 2001–2004.

WinNomination
  1. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  2. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  3. 2002
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
  4. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Robert Allan Ackerman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Robert Allan Ackerman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Robert Allan Ackerman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Allan Ackerman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sandi Sissel shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers