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Robert Bates

Robert Bates

Editor and director

Works as
Editor and director
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Robert Bates' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
59%
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · 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 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Dread
1
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Bates' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Bates' 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

5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • We Were There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

  • Waikiki(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Under the Blood-Red Sun(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 4 Wedding Planners(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Ingredients(2009)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Waikiki (2020)

$36K worldwide

Most popular right now

Waikiki (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 4: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleEditing3 of 4: 3 only editing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Robert Bates' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

4 Wedding Planners (2011)

86th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, editor

Ingredients (2009)

Midcredits 69th · 61% 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.

Who does Robert Bates work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Bates' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Woody Pak shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers