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Robert Harmon

Robert Harmon

Director, producer and cinematographer · Born January 1, 1953 (73) · White Plains, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Harmon is an American film and television director. He is best known for the 1986 horror classic The Hitcher, starring Rutger Hauer, as well as for films like They and Nowhere to Run. His television work is distinguished by the series of made-for-TV movies featuring fictional Paradise (Mass.) Police Chief Jesse Stone, which began with 2005's Stone Cold, starring Tom Selleck, as well as the Emmy-nominated biopics Ike: Countdown to D-Day (also starring Selleck) and Gotti, starring Armand Assante.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1953 (73)
From
White Plains, New York, USA
Works as
Director, producer and cinematographer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 31 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 41% in 30 days

What are Robert Harmon's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
41%
Survival
21%
Power
14%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
6%
Self
5%
Society
3%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 12 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 18 · 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 4 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
6
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Harmon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Harmon'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

31 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise(2015)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt(2012)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • November Christmas(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Jesse Stone: No Remorse(2010)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Thin Ice(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Sea Change(2007)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise(2006)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Night Passage(2006)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ike: Countdown to D-Day(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Highwaymen(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • They(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Level 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Crossing(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gotti(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Nowhere to Run(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Eyes of an Angel(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Hitcher(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • China Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Black Room(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Jupiter Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • Hell Night(1981)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Day Time Ended(1979)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fade to Black(1980)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Roller Boogie(1979)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Nocturna(1979)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tourist Trap(1979)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1979 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Nowhere to Run (1993)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

November Christmas (2010)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Hitcher (1986)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 31: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting21 of 31: 14 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdWriting2 of 31: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 31: 0 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thCinematography4 of 31: 3 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew6 of 31: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score25th

31 titles, 7 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2010s5 · 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 Harmon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Eyes of an Angel (1991)

68th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 18 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.

Is Robert Harmon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles18–53 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Harmon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Harmon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Selleck shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers