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Robert Short

Director and writer

Robert Short is a Visual Effects Supervisor and Makeup Effects Designer. In 1983, he founded Robert Short Productions Inc.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Robert Short's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
29%
Ideas
17%
Survival
16%
Power
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Thrilling
2
Triumphant
2
Dread
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Fun3 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 Short's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Short'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Field of Lost Shoes(2015)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Punisher: War Zone(2008)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Scream Team(2002)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Costume Design

  • Super Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Little Monsters(1989)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cocoon: The Return(1988)

    as Technician

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Beetlejuice(1988)

    Creature Design · Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Nightflyers(1987)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Programmed to Kill(1987)

    Director · Assistant Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Rage of Honor(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio-Dread Strike Mission(1987)

    Costumer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chopping Mall(1986)

    Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Warrior(1984)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

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

    Makeup Effects

  • Up from the Depths(1979)

    Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Piranha(1978)

    Special Props

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Godzina

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1976 to 2015.

Highest rated

The Scream Team (2002)

Midcredits 51st

Film career

  • 1976Screen debut· Hollywood Boulevard

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 17: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 17: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 17: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew13 of 17: 13 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

1970s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1980s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · 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 Robert Short's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 14; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer

Programmed to Kill (1987)

68th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Scream Team (2002)

Midcredits 51st · 53% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 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 Robert Short work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Short's MovieCove titles; Moshe Diamant shares the most, 2.