Robert McKillop

Director

BAFTA Award nominee

Works as: Director
Titles: 9 on MovieCove
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Robert McKillop's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

35%

Self

27%

Survival

13%

Morality

10%

Society

9%

Power

4%

Ideas

2%

Family bonds7 Survival3 Identity2 Self-worth2 Community2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Melancholic

5

Dread

3

Hopeful

2

Absurd

2

Other

6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 Bittersweet3 Unsettling3 Wistful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet5
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 Robert McKillop's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Robert McKillop'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

9 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

Summerwater(2025)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
Ludwig(2024)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Then You Run(2023)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Guilt(2019)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Clique(2017)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Jericho(2016)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Not Safe for Work(2015)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Our Zoo(2014)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other Stories(2012)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Across their 9 MovieCove titles from 2012 to 2025.

Highest rated

Ludwig (2024)

Midcredits 94^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing9 of 9 · 53^rd

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2025, Scripted Comedy.

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.

Is Robert McKillop'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 titles21–55 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most 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 McKillop work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert McKillop's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nikki McChristie shares the most, 4.