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Robert Greene

Producer, editor, director and cinematographer, also writer and actor · Born May 25, 1976 (50) · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Venice award nominee · Sundance award winner · Independent Spirit Award nominee

Robert Greene (born May 25, 1976) is an American documentary filmmaker, editor, and writer. His documentaries include Procession (2021), Bisbee '17 (2018), Kate Plays Christine (2016), Actress (2014), and Fake it So Real (2012). He was named one of the 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014 by The Independent, and is "filmmaker-in-chief" at the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the University of Missouri, beginning in 2015.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 25, 1976 (50)
From
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Producer, editor, director and cinematographer, also writer and actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 50 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Robert Greene's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd 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
Self
42%
Society
18%
Power
13%
Bonds
11%
Morality
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
1%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
13
Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Dread
4
Bittersweet
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous8

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 Greene's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Greene'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

50 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Too Much Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Barber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • For A Day Like Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Precious Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • The Whole World Is a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Pass Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Predators(2025)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Videoheaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Thanks

  • What Can You Hear? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Pavements(2024)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Chouteau: Scenes From Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Tilted Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • The Featherweight(2023)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tension Envelopes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • American Alien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Procession(2021)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Erin, Verified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Co-Producer

  • The Forward Momentum Of Madellyn Knightley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Holy Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Her Smell(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Roxana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Nai Nai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • The best of me.MP4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Ulisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Bisbee '17(2018)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rockpile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Golden Exits(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Conversation Between Parents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Last of the Last Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Lost Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • SEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Kate Plays Christine(2016)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Concerned Student 1950 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Temporary Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Christmas, Again(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 7 Chinese Brothers(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Approaching the Elephant(2014)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Queen of Earth(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Killing Them Safely(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Firefly Boy (a.k.a. Trace of the future according to Robert Greene) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Actress(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Listen Up Philip(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • We Could Be King(2014)

    Colorist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fake It So Real(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kati with an I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • All In: The Poker Movie(2009)

    Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Owning the Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • An Omar Broadway Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Anytown, USA(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • One Dead in Ohio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Pavements (2024)

$355K worldwide

Highest rated

Procession (2021)

Midcredits 84th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 49: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting11 of 49: 6 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting2 of 49: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing27 of 49: 23 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography4 of 49: 0 only cinematography, 4 with another roleEditing15 of 49: 9 only editing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew2 of 49: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

49 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and editing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s26 · 1 acting · 25 crew2020s18 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 5 major nominations, 2016–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  2. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Documentary
  3. 2018
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  4. 2016
    • Sundance award, won · Documentary
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Robert Greene's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

Her Smell (2018)

82nd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, editor

Procession (2021)

Midcredits 84th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Greene work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Greene's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keegan DeWitt shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers