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Gillian Robespierre

Gillian Robespierre

Director, producer and writer · Born June 29, 1978 (48) · New York, New York, USA

Sundance award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

Gillian Robespierre (born 29 June 1978) is an American director and writer, known for writing and directing the films Obvious Child and Landline.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 29, 1978 (48)
From
New York, New York, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 19 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are Gillian Robespierre's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
42%
Morality
9%
Power
7%
Self-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Romantic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Gillian Robespierre's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gillian Robespierre'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

19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Love Story(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Every Year After(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Not Suitable for Work(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Goosebumps: The Vanishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Everything's Trash(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • And Just Like That...(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Only Murders in the Building(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A Teacher(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Vegas High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Mrs. Fletcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Jenny Slate: Stage Fright(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Landline(2017)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Crashing(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Casual(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Obvious Child(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Silicon Valley(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Obvious Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • The Pisces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Obvious Child (2014)

$3.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Obvious Child (2014)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Every Year After (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 16: 12 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting3 of 16: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing3 of 16: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

16 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s7 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2014–2017.

  1. 2017
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
  2. 2015
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  3. 2014
    • Sundance award, nominated · Best of Next!

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gillian Robespierre's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Everything's Trash (2022)

93rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Silicon Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 44/100 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 Gillian Robespierre'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
Sex & Nudity5 titles38–57 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Gillian Robespierre work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gillian Robespierre's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jenny Slate shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers