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Bob Carruthers

Bob Carruthers

Producer, director and writer, also actor · Fife, Scotland, UK

Bob Carruthers was born in November 1960 in Fife, Scotland, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Bon Jovi: In Performance (2006), The Beatles: Up Close and Personal (2008) and The Bruce (1996). He is married to Michele ?. They have three children.

Biography from IMDb.

From
Fife, Scotland, UK
Works as
Producer, director and writer, also actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 78 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 27Up 49% in 30 days

What are Bob Carruthers' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
25%
Ideas
21%
Power
17%
Self
13%
Survival
13%
Bonds
12%
Art3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · 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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · 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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Tense
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Bob Carruthers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bob Carruthers' 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

78 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Visions of War: Nazi War Criminals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • World War II: Through German Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer

  • The SS and The Occult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • The Great War in Colour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Private Hitler's War: 1914 - 1918 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • British Airborne Battles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Motörhead: The Bronze Era - The Early Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Elvis Presley - Classic Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Rainbow: Total Rock Review (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Zombie Driftwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Hitler: A Journey Through His World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored(2009)

    Director · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Beatles: Up Close and Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Jazz Icons: Wes Montgomery Live in '65 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Black Sabbath: Up Close and Personal(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Pink Floyd: The Wall(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside T. Rex: 1973-1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer

  • Genesis: Total Rock Review (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • Rock Milestones: Led Zeppelin's IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Bon Jovi: In Performance(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • David Bowie: The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer

  • AC/DC: The Bon Scott Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • The Roots of Monty Python(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer

  • Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer · Writer

  • Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • A Classic Rock Tribute to Bowie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer

  • Meet the Beatles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer · Writer

  • Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Inside Slade: The Singles: 1971-1991 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • Steve Hackett: Live Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996(2004)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Asia: America: Live in the USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Focus: Live in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Inside Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970-1995 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer

  • Night of the Guitars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer

  • The English Civil War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • Steve Howe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Servants of Evil: Voices from Hitler's Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Napoleon: Imperial Zenith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Napoleon: Waterloo: The Final Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Napoleon: Winter in Russia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • The Arthurian Legends: Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • The Arthurian Legends: King Arthur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • The Arthurian Legends: Merlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Steel Tempest(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Artists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Seapower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Celtic Legends: Irish Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Horatio Nelson: Victor at Trafalgar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Julius Caesar: Emperor of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Oliver Cromwell: Traitor or Liberator? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • The Battle of Edgehill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Battle of Gettysburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Merlin(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • William the Conqueror: The First Norman King of England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

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

    Director · Writer

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • The History of Warfare: The Spanish Civil War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Life In Medieval Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Alfred the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • General Custer: The Story of Yellow Hair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Richard the Lionheart - Crusader King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • The Battle of Flodden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Life In Anglo-Saxon Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer · Writer

  • The English Civil Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Stranglers: Live at Alexandra Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Ancient Civilizations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Arnhem 1944 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Iron Maiden: Ultimate Critical Review (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Doors: Total Rock Review (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Uriah Heep & David Byron: Collection 1973-1977 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles, 71 of them dated from 1964 to 2019.

Most popular right now

The Roots of Monty Python (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing43 of 77: 25 only directing, 18 with another roleWriting16 of 77: 4 only writing, 12 with another roleProducing45 of 77: 25 only producing, 20 with another role

77 titles, 23 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s39 · crew2010s11 · crew

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

How do Bob Carruthers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of the 6 of 8 with a score; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, director, producer

Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored (2009)

89th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Merlin (1998)

Midcredits 65th · 65% 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 Bob Carruthers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bob Carruthers' MovieCove titles; Graham McTavish shares the most, 3.