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Robert Connolly

Robert Connolly

Producer, director and writer · Born November 27, 1967 (58) · Sydney, Australia

Berlinale award nominee

Robert Connolly is a film director, producer and screenwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Connolly is best known as the director and writer of the feature films Balibo, Three Dollars and The Bank, and the producer of the high-profile Australian films Romulus, My Father and The Boys. Connolly's first feature film as producer, The Boys, had its world premiere In Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998. It was nominated for 13 AFI Awards including Best Film, and won awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. In 1998, Connolly was named by Variety as one of the 10 best emerging producers in the world. Three Dollars, The Bank and The Boys have a strong political agenda and have been released in Australia as a DVD box set along with the documentary The Political Arena exploring the social and political strands of the films. In 2007 Connolly and Arenafilm's John Maynard together produced the period immigration drama Romulus, My Father, directed by Richard Roxburgh, starring Eric Bana and Franka Potente.

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Born
November 27, 1967 (58)
From
Sydney, Australia
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 41 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Robert Connolly's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Morality
14%
Bonds
13%
Survival
11%
Ideas
10%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Hopeful
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

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 Connolly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Connolly'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

41 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sweet Milk Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Leviticus(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Pasa Faho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • The Surfer(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Magic Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Memoir of a Snail(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Force of Nature(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Sweet As(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Petrol(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Blueback(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Emily(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Because We Have Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Tough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks

  • The Dry(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Acute Misfortune(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • [CENSORED] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Deep State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Barracuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Chasing Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Spear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Gallipoli(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Paper Planes(2014)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • These Final Hours(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Turning(2013)

    Director · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Underground: The Julian Assange Story(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Slap(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Balibo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Lucky Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Consulting Producer

  • Romulus, My Father(2007)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Three Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Australian Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Thanks

  • The Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • The Monkey's Mask(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Better Than Sex(2000)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Floating Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Thanks

  • All Men Are Liars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Mr Ikegami's Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer

  • Shiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Dry (2020)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Leviticus (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 41: 3 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting9 of 41: 0 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing31 of 41: 21 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew6 of 41: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role

41 titles, 14 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s14 · 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

Nominated for a Berlinale award in 2015, Generation Kplus - Best Film.

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 Robert Connolly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Petrol (2022)

68th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 14 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 Connolly's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles26–83 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles13–72 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles11–77 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles39–76 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles35–79 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Connolly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Connolly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liz Kearney shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles