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Rob Johnstone

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
27 on Motif · 49 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Rob Johnstone's films like?

Across their 27 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
38%
Society
36%
Self
15%
Bonds
10%
Morality
1%
Art23 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 23 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 27 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 25 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 25 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
22
Warm
17
Hopeful
8
Joyful
6
Melancholic
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical3

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 Rob Johnstone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rob Johnstone's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

49 credits, 27 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 1972 to 2014.

Highest rated

Brian Eno: 1971-1977 - The Man Who Fell to Earth (2011)

Motif 88th

Most popular right now

Punk Revolution NYC (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 30: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing28 of 30: 27 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Motif score75th

By decade

1970s1 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s10 · crew

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Rob Johnstone's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 80th percentile, the median of the 26 of 27 with a score; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

4thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Motif score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Adele: The Only Way Is Up (2012)

99th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Song of the South: Duane Allman and the Birth of the Allman Brothers Band (2013)

Motif 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 43/100 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 Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Rob Johnstone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rob Johnstone's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom O'Dell shares the most, 9.

Directors

  • Tom O'Dell9 titles · 4 as director    See all 9 shared titles with Tom O'Dell
  • Elio Espana3 titles · 2 as director    See all 3 shared titles with Elio Espana
  • Alex Westbrook2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Alex Westbrook

Actors

Composers and editors

  • Elliot Riddle9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Elliot Riddle
  • Chris Ingham7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Chris Ingham
  • Cooter Haynes4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Cooter Haynes
  • Alec Lindsell3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Alec Lindsell

Producers