Robert Olsen is an American filmmaker. With creative partner Dan Berk, they directed Body (2015), Stake Land II (2016), Villains (2019), Significant Other (2022), and Novocaine (2025). The two first met as randomly assigned roommates in their first year at New York University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director, writer, producer, actor and editor
- 8 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Robert Olsen's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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 2 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Heroas Mark in Indigo Children (2012)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Olsen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Robert Olsen'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
11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Novocaine(2025)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Significant Other(2022)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Desert Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Villains(2019)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Stakelander(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Don't Kill It(2016)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Body(2015)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Indigo Children(2012)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Are Women as Horny as Men? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Limited Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.
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 Olsen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 8 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 Olsen's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Olsen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert Olsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Berk shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Dan BerkShared titles: Novocaine (2025), Significant Other (2022), Villains (2019), Don't Kill It (2016), Long Nights Short Mornings (2016), The Stakelander (2016), Body (2015)See all 7 shared titles with Dan Berk
Actors
- Maika MonroeShared titles: Significant Other (2022), Villains (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Maika Monroe
- Helen RogersShared titles: Long Nights Short Mornings (2016), Body (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Helen Rogers
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Matt MitchellShared titles: Significant Other (2022), Villains (2019), The Stakelander (2016), Body (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Matt Mitchell
- Bryan GaynorShared titles: Long Nights Short Mornings (2016), Body (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Gaynor
- Redding HunterShared titles: Long Nights Short Mornings (2016), The Stakelander (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Redding Hunter
Producers
- Chadd HarboldShared titles: Villains (2019), Long Nights Short Mornings (2016), The Stakelander (2016), Body (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Chadd Harbold
- Brennan McVicarShared titles: Long Nights Short Mornings (2016), Body (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Brennan McVicar
- Michael W. GrayShared titles: Long Nights Short Mornings (2016), Body (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Michael W. Gray
Mixed roles
- Larry FessendenShared titles: The Stakelander (2016), Body (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Fessenden
