Phil Alden Robinson is an American director and screenwriter for film and television, best known for "Field of Dreams", "Sneakers", and "The Sum of All Fears".
Biography from TMDB.
- March 1, 1950 (76)
- Long Beach, New York, USA
- Writer, director and producer, also actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Phil Alden Robinson's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1
Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Phil Alden Robinson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Phil Alden Robinson'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
21 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Good Fight(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Sum of All Fears(2002)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
All the Queen's Men(2001)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Band of Brothers(2001)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Freedom Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Chamber(1996)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Relentless 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Sneakers(1992)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Dead on: Relentless II(1992)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Ghost Dad(1990)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Relentless(1989)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Field of Dreams(1989)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
In the Mood(1987)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
George Burns Comedy Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
All of Me(1984)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Rhinestone(1984)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1953 to 2017.
Biggest box office
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Highest rated
Field of Dreams (1989)
Most popular right now
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue
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 Phil Alden Robinson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 14 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 Phil Alden Robinson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier 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 Phil Alden Robinson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Phil Alden Robinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lindley shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Mark SeviShared titles: Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994), Dead on: Relentless II (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Sevi
Actors
- Leo RossiShared titles: Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994), Dead on: Relentless II (1992), Relentless (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Leo Rossi
- James Earl JonesShared titles: The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014), Field of Dreams (1989)See all 2 shared titles with James Earl Jones
- Ken LernerShared titles: Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994), Relentless (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Lerner
- Meg FosterShared titles: Dead on: Relentless II (1992), Relentless (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Meg Foster
Composers and cinematographers
- John LindleyShared titles: The Sum of All Fears (2002), Sneakers (1992), Field of Dreams (1989), In the Mood (1987)See all 4 shared titles with John Lindley
- James HornerShared titles: Sneakers (1992), Field of Dreams (1989)See all 2 shared titles with James Horner
Producers
- Paul HertzbergShared titles: Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994), Dead on: Relentless II (1992), Relentless (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Hertzberg
- Lisa M. HansenShared titles: Dead on: Relentless II (1992), Relentless (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa M. Hansen
- Brian E. FrankishShared titles: Field of Dreams (1989), In the Mood (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Brian E. Frankish
- Howard SmithShared titles: Relentless (1989), Rhinestone (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Smith
Mixed roles
- Sidney PoitierShared titles: Sneakers (1992), Ghost Dad (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Sidney Poitier
