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Robert Evans

Robert Evans

Producer and actor, also writer · Died October 26, 2019, aged 89 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera; June 29, 1930 – October 26, 2019) was an American film producer and studio executive, best known for his work on Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, The Godfather, and Chinatown.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 29, 1930
Died
October 26, 2019 (aged 89)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer and actor, also writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 33 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Robert Evans' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
26%
Bonds
24%
Society
15%
Power
11%
Self
11%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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 13 · 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 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 5

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 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
6
Melancholic
6
Romantic
5
Warm
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Evans' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Evans' 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

33 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Making of Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Last Mogul(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kid Notorious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · as Robert Evans (voice)

  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Kid Stays in the Picture(2002)

    Book · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Out-of-Towners(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn(1997)

    as Robert Evans

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Saint(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Evans

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Phantom(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Jade(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sliver(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Two Jakes(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Evans (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Cotton Club(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Popeye(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Urban Cowboy(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Taboo: The Single and the LP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • Black Sunday(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Marathon Man(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Chinatown(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Love Story(1970)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Rosemary's Baby(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Everything(1959)

    as Dexter Key

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Fiend Who Walked the West(1958)

    as Felix Griffin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Sun Also Rises(1957)

    as Pedro Romero

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Man of a Thousand Faces(1957)

    as Irving Thalberg

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Lydia Bailey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Soldier

  • The Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Whip Smart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 31 of them dated from 1952 to 2007.

Biggest box office

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

$178M worldwide

Highest rated

Chinatown (1974)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 33: 11 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 33: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing20 of 33: 20 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 33: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s5 · acting1960s1 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1990s9 · 3 acting · 6 crew2000s5 · 4 acting · 3 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 Evans' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

81st percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Godfather (1972)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Evans' work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles40–84 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles14–69 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles40–76 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles32–47 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles35–77 · median 60 · moderateheavier 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 Evans work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Evans' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christine Peters shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers