Skip to content
MovieCove
Robert Day

Robert Day

Director, also writer · Died March 17, 2017, aged 94 · Sheen, England, UK

Robert Day was a British film director who worked on over 40 films between 1956 and 1991.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 11, 1922
Died
March 17, 2017 (aged 94)
From
Sheen, England, UK
Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 96 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Robert Day's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
23%
Bonds
21%
Morality
19%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Ideas
8%
Society
7%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Thrilling
4
Warm
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Day's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Day'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

96 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Higher Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Celebration Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • The Quick and the Dead(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Perfect Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Love, Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • The Lady from Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Hollywood Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • China Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Your Place... or Mine? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Running Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Pollyanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Beyond Witch Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Marian Rose White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Scruples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Peter and Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Man with Bogart's Face(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Black Market Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Walking Through the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Murder by Natural Causes(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Initiation of Sarah(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Logan's Run(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Having Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Kingston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Twin Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • A Home of Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • The Secret of the Pond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Death Stalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Kodiak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Tenafly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The New Perry Mason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Big Game(1973)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Great American Beauty Contest(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Of Men and Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Reluctant Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • In Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Banyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Matt Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Bold Ones: The Senator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ritual of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • House on Greenapple Road(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bracken's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Accidental Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Tarzan and the Great River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • She(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Tarzan's Three Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer

  • Operation Snatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • The Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Two Way Stretch(1960)

    Director · as Minor Role (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Tarzan the Magnificent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bobbikins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Life In Emergency Ward 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • First Man Into Space(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Corridors of Blood(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Grip of the Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Strangers' Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • O.S.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Green Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • The Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Camera Operator

  • An Inspector Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Camera Operator

  • The Intruder(1953)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Red Beret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Camera Operator

  • The Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Camera Operator

  • Who Goes There! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Camera Operator

  • Give Us This Day(1949)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Camera Operator

  • Forbidden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Camera Operator

  • The Silk Noose(1948)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 96 titles from 1948 to 1991.

Highest rated

Murder by Natural Causes (1979)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Quick and the Dead (1987)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 96: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting86 of 96: 82 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting3 of 96: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew10 of 96: 10 only other crew, 0 with another role

96 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1940s4 · crew1950s16 · crew1960s19 · 1 acting · 19 crew1970s38 · crew1980s18 · crew1990s1 · 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.

How do Robert Day's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 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 14

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)

81st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Murder by Natural Causes (1979)

Midcredits 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 13 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.

Who does Robert Day work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Day's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geoffrey Faithfull shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers