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Robert Kirk

Director and producer

Producers Guild Award winner

Works as
Director and producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 27 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 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Robert Kirk's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Society
25%
Ideas
16%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Morality
8%
Bonds
2%
Legacy6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 11 · 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 11 · 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 8 · Even-paced 4 · 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 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
11
Tense
7
Hopeful
5
Warm
3
Melancholic
4
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Kirk's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Kirk'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

27 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Charles: In His Own Words(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World, A Personal Exploration by Jason Riley(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Being the Queen(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Real Right Stuff(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Apollo: Missions to the Moon(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • In Their Own Words(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Empire Games(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Inside the Criminal Mind(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • City Slickers Can't Stay with Me: The Coach Bob Larsen Story(2015)

    Producer

  • Everyday(2012)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Animal Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Secrets of the Founding Fathers(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dogfights of the Middle East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Dogfights(2005)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Comanche Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • F.E.D.S.(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hittites(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Christmas at War(1998)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Berlin Airlift: First Battle of the Cold War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Sink the Bismarck! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer

  • Dirty Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • The Real West(1992)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Destroyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Kid Colter(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Second City Firsts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1973 to 2018.

Biggest box office

The Hittites (2003)

$206K worldwide

Highest rated

The Real Right Stuff (2020)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Dogfights (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 14: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting8 of 14: 7 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 14: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 14: 4 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew

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

Awards

Won a Producers Guild Award in 2020, Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Robert Kirk's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of the 12 of 13 with a score; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director, producer

Christmas at War (1998)

93rd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World, A Personal Exploration by Jason Riley (2021)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 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 Kirk work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Kirk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Jennings shares the most, 7.

Directors

  • Tom Jennings7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Tom Jennings

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles