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Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon

Writer and producer, also director · Died January 30, 2007, aged 89 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Born
February 11, 1917
Died
January 30, 2007 (aged 89)
From
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Works as
Writer and producer, also director
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 55 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 31% in 30 days

What are Sidney Sheldon's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
35%
Self
24%
Morality
22%
Power
12%
Survival
3%
Society
2%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 17 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 5

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Joyful
15
Warm
10
Romantic
11
Melancholic
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Sidney Sheldon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Sheldon'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

55 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ek Hasina Thi(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Novel

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Novel

  • Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart Returns(1993)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Stranger in the Mirror(1993)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Sands of Time(1992)

    Executive Producer · Novel

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Memories of Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • I Still Dream of Jeannie(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sheriff's Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Book

  • Windmills of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues(1986)

    Characters · Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Characters · Creator · Executive Producer

  • If Tomorrow Comes(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · Novel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later(1985)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Face(1984)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Master of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · Novel · Writer

  • Rage of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show Creator

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Story · Teleplay

  • Bloodline(1979)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of Midnight(1977)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Nancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 17 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Shadow on the Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • I Dream of Jeannie(1965)

    Show 139 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Patty Duke Show(1963)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • All in a Night's Work(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Buster Keaton Story(1957)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Pardners(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Birds and the Bees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Anything Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • You're Never Too Young(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dream Wife(1953)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Remains to Be Seen(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Just This Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Rich, Young and Pretty(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • No Questions Asked(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Three Guys Named Mike(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Annie Get Your Gun(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nancy Goes to Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • The Barkleys of Broadway(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Easter Parade(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer(1947)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • She's in the Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Fly By Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Borrowed Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • Gambling Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • South of Panama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1941 to 1995.

Biggest box office

The Other Side of Midnight (1977)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Easter Parade (1948)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

If Tomorrow Comes (1986)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 48: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting44 of 48: 38 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing5 of 48: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew7 of 48: 3 only other crew, 4 with another role

48 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1940s8 · crew1950s13 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s8 · 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 Sidney Sheldon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 30; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)

83rd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Easter Parade (1948)

Midcredits 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 27 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.

Who does Sidney Sheldon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sidney Sheldon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Wagner shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles