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Robert Alvarez

Robert Alvarez

Director · Born January 22, 1948 (78) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Born
January 22, 1948 (78)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 39% in 30 days

What are Robert Alvarez's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
23%
Morality
21%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Survival
3%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Absurd
5
Thrilling
3
Warm
4
Hopeful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical2

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 Alvarez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Alvarez'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

57 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Greetings From Samson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Animation Director

  • Afternoon Super (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Animation Director

  • Cartoon Cartoons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation Director · Supervising Animation Director

  • Invincible Fight Girl(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Supervising Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Bird & Squirrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Animation Director

  • Close Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 31 episodes · Supervising Animation Director

  • Infinity Train(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Supervising Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Unlovable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Animation Director

  • Bottom's Butte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Animation Director

  • Regular Show: The Movie(2015)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Clarence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Additional Storyboarding

  • Regular Show(2010)

    Show 245 episodes · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Random! Cartoons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination(2008)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Evil Con Carne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • My Life as a Teenage Robot(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Flintstones: On the Rocks(2001)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Johnny Bravo Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy(2001)

    Show 31 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • A Kitty Bobo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Animation

  • Samurai Jack(2001)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law(2000)

    Show 39 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Animation Director

  • Uncle Gus in: For the Love of Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Animation Director

  • The Powerpuff Girls(1998)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island(1998)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cow and Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Animation Director

  • I Am Weasel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Animation Director

  • Johnny Bravo(1997)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Buy One, Get One Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Animation Director

  • Tumbleweed Tex in School Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Dexter's Laboratory(1996)

    Show 30 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Gramps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Animation Director

  • Pizza Boy in No Tip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Hillbilly Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Animation Director

  • George and Junior - Look Out Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Animation Director

  • What a Cartoon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Yogi the Easter Bear(1994)

    Director · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Town Santa Forgot(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Droopy, Master Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 39 episodes · Animation Director

  • Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron(1993)

    Show 25 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Stupid Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation Director

  • Capitol Critters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Gravedale High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show(1990)

    Show 78 episodes · Director · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Jetsons: The Movie(1990)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures(1990)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda(1990)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Further Adventures of SuperTed(1989)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo(1988)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night(1987)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Which Witch is Which? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Storyboard Artist

  • The Smurfs Halloween Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Animation

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1983 to 2026.

Highest rated

Samurai Jack (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Dexter's Laboratory (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 53: 17 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thWriting3 of 53: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew34 of 53: 29 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

53 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s23 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s7 · 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.

How do Robert Alvarez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 26 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990)

62nd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Samurai Jack (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

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 Alvarez's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles25–67 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–40 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles23–34 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles11–26 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles21–66 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Robert Alvarez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Alvarez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gil Iverson shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles