- November 3, 1924
- February 11, 2004 (aged 79)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Writer, also producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Robert E. Thompson's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic3
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 E. Thompson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Robert E. Thompson'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
22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Escape from Ensenada(2017)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Double Standard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Brave New World(1980)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The $5.20 an Hour Dream(1980)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Kiss Me, Kill Me(1976)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Great Niagara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
A Case of Rape(1974)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Jigsaw(1972)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Deadlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Mission: Impossible(1966)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Man of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
West Side Story(1961)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1958 to 2018.
Biggest box office
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Highest rated
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
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 E. Thompson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 60/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 E. Thompson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert E. Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stanley Kallis shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Nehemiah PersoffShared titles: Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976), The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Nehemiah Persoff
- William DanielsShared titles: Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976), A Case of Rape (1974)See all 2 shared titles with William Daniels
Cinematographers
- Harry L. WolfShared titles: Brave New World (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Harry L. Wolf
Producers
- Stanley KallisShared titles: Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976), Jigsaw (1972), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Stanley Kallis
Mixed roles
- Arthur HiltonShared titles: Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Hilton