Bill Cote
Director, writer, cinematographer, producer and editor
- Director, writer, cinematographer, producer and editor
- 3 on Motif · 6 credits in all
Known for
What are Bill Cote's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Bill Cote's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Bill Cote's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
6 credits, 3 with a Motif page.
Broken Stranger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Motif score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
17 Seconds to Sophie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films
Mystery of the Sphinx(1993)
Motif score: 67th percentile of all films
Bananas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1969 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Bill Cote's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 3 titles is Universally Panned.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Bill Cote work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bill Cote's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fritz Heede shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Charlton HestonShared titles: The Mysterious Origins of Man (1996), Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Charlton Heston
Composers
- Fritz HeedeShared titles: The Mysterious Stone Monuments of Markawasi Peru (2009), The Mysterious Origins of Man (1996), Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Fritz Heede
Producers
- Robert WattsShared titles: The Mysterious Origins of Man (1996), Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Watts
Mixed roles
- Carol CoteShared titles: The Mysterious Origins of Man (1996), Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Carol Cote