A director of action-oriented fare, Robert Radler helmed dozens of episodes in the "Power Rangers" franchise, along with numerous martial arts productions. Radler's first film, the 1989 taekwondo movie "Best of the Best," starring Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee, was enough of a success to warrant a sequel, and shortly thereafter he signed on to direct installments of the mid-1990s hit show "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." Following the series to its subsequent incarnation, "Power Rangers Zeo," he eventually worked his way back to films, helming "The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All" and its 2001 sequel, both featuring Treat Williams in action-hero mode.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director, also producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Robert Radler's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
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 Radler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Turn It Up! (2014) · director, producer · free
- Best of the Best (1989) · director · free
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) · director · free
- Showdown (1993) · director · free
- The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999) · director · free
- The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001) · director, producer · free
- T.N.T. (1997) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Robert Radler'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Turn It Up!(2014)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Power Rangers: Trickster Treat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Soldier of Fortune, Inc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

T.N.T.(1997)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Showdown(1993)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Best of the Best II(1993)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Best of the Best(1989)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1989 to 2014.
Film career
- 1993Screen debut· Best of the Best 2
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 Radler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 45/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 6 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 Radler's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Robert Radler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert Radler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Rhee shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Alan OrmsbyShared titles: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001), The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Ormsby

- Rocco SimonelliShared titles: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001), The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Rocco Simonelli
- Roy FrumkesShared titles: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001), The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Roy Frumkes

- Max StromShared titles: Best of the Best II (1993), Best of the Best (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Max Strom
Actors
- Simon RheeShared titles: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001), T.N.T. (1997), Best of the Best II (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Rhee

- Eric RobertsShared titles: T.N.T. (1997), Best of the Best II (1993), Best of the Best (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Roberts

- Patrick KilpatrickShared titles: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001), Showdown (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Kilpatrick

- Treat WilliamsShared titles: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001), The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Treat Williams

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Stephen EdwardsShared titles: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001), T.N.T. (1997), Showdown (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen Edwards

- Florent RetzShared titles: The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999), Best of the Best II (1993), Showdown (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Florent Retz
- Lou AngeloShared titles: Turn It Up! (2014), The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Lou Angelo
- Bryan DugganShared titles: T.N.T. (1997), Showdown (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Duggan
Producers
- Deborah ScottShared titles: Best of the Best II (1993), Best of the Best (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Deborah Scott
- Frank GiustraShared titles: Best of the Best II (1993), Best of the Best (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Giustra

- Marlon StaggsShared titles: Best of the Best II (1993), Best of the Best (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Marlon Staggs
- Peter E. StraussShared titles: Best of the Best II (1993), Best of the Best (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Peter E. Strauss
