Robert B. Parker
Writer · Died June 18, 2010, aged 77 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- September 17, 1932
- June 18, 2010 (aged 77)
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Writer
- 15 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Robert B. Parker's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 0 · Serious 7 · Dark 4
Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 3
Steady 10 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous1
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 B. Parker's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Robert B. Parker'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
24 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Spenser Confidential(2020)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Jesse Stone: No Remorse(2010)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Appaloosa(2008)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Jesse Stone: Sea Change(2007)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Monte Walsh(2003)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Walking Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Thin Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Small Vices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Poodle Springs(1998)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Spenser: A Savage Place(1995)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Spenser: The Judas Goat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Spenser: Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
B.L. Stryker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
A Man Called Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Spenser: For Hire(1985)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all showsSpenser Confidential 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1985 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Appaloosa (2008)
Highest rated
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
Most popular right now
Appaloosa (2008)
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 B. Parker's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 B. Parker's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Robert B. Parker work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert B. Parker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Brandman shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Robert HarmonShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Robert Harmon
Writers
- Michael BrandmanShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005), Monte Walsh (2003)See all 8 shared titles with Michael Brandman
- Tom SelleckShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005), Monte Walsh (2003)See all 8 shared titles with Tom Selleck
- Ronni KernShared titles: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Ronni Kern
Actors
- Kohl SudduthShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)See all 7 shared titles with Kohl Sudduth
- Kathy BakerShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Kathy Baker
- Saul RubinekShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Saul Rubinek
- Stephen McHattieShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Stephen McHattie
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jeff BealShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Appaloosa (2008), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)See all 8 shared titles with Jeff Beal
- David GribbleShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)See all 4 shared titles with David Gribble
- Steven CohenShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Poodle Springs (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Steven Cohen
- Rene OhashiShared titles: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Rene Ohashi
Producers
- Steven J. BrandmanShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005), Monte Walsh (2003)See all 8 shared titles with Steven J. Brandman
- Cheryl R. SteinShared titles: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012), Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011), Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Cheryl R. Stein
- John AlbanisShared titles: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005), Monte Walsh (2003)See all 3 shared titles with John Albanis
- Tim ChristensonShared titles: Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006), Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Tim Christenson