Elliot Silverstein (August 3, 1927 - November 24, 2023) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and best known for being the director of the movie Cat Ballou.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 3, 1927
- November 24, 2023 (aged 96)
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Director, also producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Elliot Silverstein's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
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 Elliot Silverstein's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Elliot Silverstein'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
25 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Flashfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Rich Men, Single Women(1990)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Fight for Life(1987)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Night of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Betrayed by Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Car(1977)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Nightmare Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
A Man Called Horse(1970)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Happening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Cat Ballou(1965)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Belle Sommers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Route 66(1960)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Westerner(1960)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Naked City(1958)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles from 1957 to 1994.
Biggest box office
A Man Called Horse (1970)
Highest rated
Cat Ballou (1965)
Most popular right now
The Car (1977)
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 Elliot Silverstein's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 4 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 Elliot Silverstein's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 Elliot Silverstein work with?
People who share at least 2 of Elliot Silverstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Marley shares the most, 2.
Actors
- John MarleyShared titles: The Car (1977), Cat Ballou (1965)See all 2 shared titles with John Marley
Composers and cinematographers
- Albert J. DunkShared titles: Rich Men, Single Women (1990), Fight for Life (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Albert J. Dunk
- Leonard RosenmanShared titles: The Car (1977), A Man Called Horse (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Leonard Rosenman
