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Robert Markowitz

Robert Markowitz

Director, also producer

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Markowitz  (born February 7, 1935 in Irvington, New Jersey) is an American film/television director. He has directed a number television films that include Too Young to Die? (1990), Decoration Day (1990), The Tuskegee Airmen (1995), The Great Gatsby (2000), The Pilot's Wife (2003), Word of Honor (2003) and among other films. He also directed episodes Delvecchio, Serpico and the anthology series Amazing Stories. His last directing credit was the TNT television film Avenger (2003) starring Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Markowitz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Robert Markowitz's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
35%
Bonds
23%
Survival
16%
Power
10%
Self
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 8

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · 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 11 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
12
Hopeful
7
Dread
4
Romantic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic4
  • 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 Markowitz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Markowitz'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

37 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Avenger(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Heartless(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Word of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Pilot's Wife(2002)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Big Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer

  • The Great Gatsby(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Small Vices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Nicholas’ Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Into Thin Air: Death on Everest(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • The Tuskegee Airmen(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Because Mommy Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Heartland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Overexposed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Afterburn(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Love, Lies and Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Decoration Day(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Too Young to Die?(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Adam: His Song Continues(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Alex: The Life of a Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Children of the Night(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Kojak: The Belarus File(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • My Mother's Secret Life(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Pray TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • A Long Way Home(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Voices(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Storyteller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Deadliest Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Face of Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Associate Producer

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1951 to 2006.

Biggest box office

Voices (1979)

$2.6M worldwide

Highest rated

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing36 of 37: 34 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing3 of 37: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s1 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s6 · 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 Markowitz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

My Mother's Secret Life (1984)

67th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 16 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 Markowitz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Markowitz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Beatty shares the most, 6.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers