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Robert Stanton

Robert Stanton

Actor · Born March 8, 1963 (63) · San Antonio, Texas, USA

Robert Stanton (born Robert Lloyd Stanton, March 8, 1963, in San Antonio, Texas) was raised in Annandale, Virginia. He earned an MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program and began his career in theater, including a role in Joseph Papp's Measure for Measure (1985) and a stint in the resident company of the American Repertory Theater (1989–1991). He is also a director and playwright, having won an Obie Award in 1994 for All in the Timing. His notable film credits include A League of Their Own (1992, with Tom Hanks and Geena Davis), Dennis the Menace (1993, with Macaulay Culkin), Mercury Rising (1998, with Brad Pitt), The Quiet American (2002, with Pitt), The Stepford Wives (2004, with Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick), Find Me Guilty (2006, with Sean Penn), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009, with Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy), and Jason Bourne (2016, with Matt Damon).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 8, 1963 (63)
From
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 39 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Robert Stanton's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
Bonds
46%
Morality
25%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Self
8%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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 7 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
4
Warm
4
Thrilling
3
Absurd
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Stanton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Stanton'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

39 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Principal Clanton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Mercedes(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Anthony 'Robi' Frobisher · as Anthony Robisher

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Jason Bourne(2016)

    as Government Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • True Story(2015)

    as Jeffrey Gregg

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Orange Is the New Black(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maury Kind

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Alpha House(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Van Pingree

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Stan Kovacevic

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Connor Kelly

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds(2010)

    as Armand

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard(2009)

    as Armand

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugh Saxon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)

    as Derek Smeath

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Gigantic(2008)

    as James Weathersby

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Pastor Stephen Yates

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Jonny Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart

  • The Stepford Wives(2004)

    as Ted Van Sant

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Head of State(2003)

    as Advisor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Quiet American(2002)

    as Joe Tunney

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Griscom · as Mr. Nower

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Accidents(2000)

    as Fetishist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald Simkins

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as P.B.A. Representative

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Next Stop Wonderland(1998)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mercury Rising(1998)

    as Dean Crandell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hudson River Blues(1997)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Red Corner(1997)

    as Ed Pratt

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Washington Square(1997)

    as Arthur Townsend

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Striptease(1996)

    as Erb Crandal

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Central Park West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Don't Drink the Water(1994)

    as Mr. Burns

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Cosby Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Dennis the Menace(1993)

    as Henry Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Bob Roberts(1992)

    as Bart Macklerooney

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas Preston · as Jacob Sutter · as Jed Knox · as Tim Grayson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Margaret Bourke-White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lloyd-Smith

  • The House on Carroll Street(1988)

    as Dionysus

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1988 to 2022; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Dennis the Menace (1993)

$117M worldwide

Highest rated

The Quiet American (2002)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Mr. Mercedes (2017)

Film career

19882022

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1992Screen debut· Bob Roberts
  • 2010Career best· Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
  • 2017Career best· Mr. Mercedes

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
9202

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Robert Stanton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most loved · actor

The Quiet American (2002)

Midcredits 83rd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Stanton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–66 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · 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 Stanton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Stanton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luc Besson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers