Sidney Meyers (March 9, 1906 – December 4, 1969), also known by the pen name Robert Stebbins was an American film director and editor. He is best known for two documentary films: The Quiet One, which he wrote and directed, and for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; and British Academy of Film and Television Arts winner The Savage Eye, which he co-directed, co-produced and co-scripted with Joseph Strick and Ben Maddow.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 9, 1906
- December 4, 1969 (aged 63)
- New York City, New York
- Editor, director, writer and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Sidney Meyers' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Sidney Meyers' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Meyers' 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
12 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Tropic of Cancer(1970)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Slaves(1969)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Film(1965)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Power and the Glory(1961)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Savage Eye(1959)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Edge of Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Edge of the City(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Decision for Chemistry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Steps of Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Quiet One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
The Cummington Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
People of the Cumberland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1937 to 1970.
Biggest box office
The Savage Eye (1959)
Highest rated
Film (1965)
Most popular right now
Edge of the City (1957)
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 Sidney Meyers' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Sidney Meyers work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sidney Meyers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Strick shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Joseph StrickShared titles: Tropic of Cancer (1970), The Savage Eye (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Strick
Actors
- Val AveryShared titles: The Power and the Glory (1961), Edge of the City (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Val Avery
Composers and cinematographers
- Joseph C. BrunShared titles: Slaves (1969), Edge of the City (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph C. Brun
- Leonard RosenmanShared titles: The Savage Eye (1959), Edge of the City (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Leonard Rosenman
Producers
- David SusskindShared titles: The Power and the Glory (1961), Edge of the City (1957)See all 2 shared titles with David Susskind
