Robert Anderson
Writer · Died February 9, 2009, aged 91 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Robert Woodruff Anderson (April 28, 1917 – February 9, 2009) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatrical producer. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, for the drama films The Nun's Story (1959) and I Never Sang for My Father (1970), the latter based on his play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 28, 1917
- February 9, 2009 (aged 91)
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Robert Anderson's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Anderson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Robert Anderson'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Absolute Strangers(1991)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all filmsThe General Motors Playwrights Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
I Never Sang for My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
The Patricia Neal Story(1981)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Double Solitaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Silent Night, Lonely Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Sand Pebbles(1966)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Nun's Story(1959)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Until They Sail(1957)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Tea and Sympathy(1956)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1948 to 1992.
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 Anderson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 65/100 and the plot and story 59/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Who does Robert Anderson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert Anderson's MovieCove titles; Gilbert Cates shares the most, 2.
- Gilbert CatesShared titles: Absolute Strangers (1991), I Never Sang for My Father (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Gilbert Cates
- Robert WiseShared titles: The Sand Pebbles (1966), Until They Sail (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Wise
