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Reza Badiyi

Reza Badiyi

Director, also producer · Died August 20, 2011, aged 82 · Arak, Iran

Born
April 16, 1929
Died
August 20, 2011 (aged 82)
From
Arak, Iran
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 89 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Reza Badiyi's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
31%
Survival
12%
Self
10%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Bittersweet
2
Dread
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2

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 Reza Badiyi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Reza Badiyi'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

89 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Way Back Home(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • She Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Mortal Kombat: Final Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • The First of May(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: Conquest(1998)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Mortal Kombat: Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • La Femme Nikita(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Cape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Eye of the Stalker(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Nowhere Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Cagney & Lacey: Together Again(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Models Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Trade Winds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • FBI: The Untold Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dinosaurs(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Dark Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill(1990)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Fine Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Superboy(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • HeartBeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • In the Heat of the Night(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Sledge Hammer!(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Wizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Blade in Hong Kong(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Policewoman Centerfold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Trauma Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • White Water Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Bring 'Em Back Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Police Squad! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Modesty Blaise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 36 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Of Mice and Men(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Big Black Pill(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tenspeed and Brown Shoe(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • 240-Robert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Stop Susan Williams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mrs. Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Girl Who Saved the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Eight Is Enough(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Spy Who Never Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Joe Forrester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Bronk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • S.W.A.T.(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Kodiak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Faraday and Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Trader Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Banyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Eyes of Charles Sand(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Inside O.U.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Doris Day Show(1968)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • N.Y.P.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Carnival of Souls(1962)

    Assistant Director · as Bus Ticket Customer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Terror at Black Falls(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Delinquents(1957)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 88 titles from 1957 to 2006.

Highest rated

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

Midcredits 53rd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 88: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting85 of 88: 85 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing1 of 88: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 88: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew1970s27 · crew1980s27 · crew1990s21 · crew2000s3 · 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 Reza Badiyi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director

The Way Back Home (2006)

86th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Reza Badiyi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Reza Badiyi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie Harris shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers