Portrait of Gilbert Cates

Directing

Gilbert Cates

Career

Active from 1967 to 2002, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gilbert Cates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Legal Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
Collected Stories
Collected Stories (2002)

Director

A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family (2002)

Producer, Director

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 63
$pent
$pent (1999)

as Mr. Walsh

Innocent Victims
Innocent Victims (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)

Director

In My Daughter's Name
In My Daughter's Name (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

Absolute Strangers
Absolute Strangers (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

Executive Producer, Director

Call Me Anna
Call Me Anna (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 56
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Backfire
Backfire (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Fatal Judgement
Fatal Judgement (1988)

Director

My First Love
My First Love (1988)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Child's Cry
Child's Cry (1986)

Producer, Director

Consenting Adult
Consenting Adult (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984)

Director

Burning Rage
Burning Rage (1984)

Director

Rapunzel
Rapunzel (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1983)

Director

Oh, God! Book II
Oh, God! Book II (1980)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The Last Married Couple in America
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
GoodWatch score 40

Executive Producer, Director

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 60
The Promise
The Promise (1979)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)

Executive Producer

Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)

Executive Producer

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977)

Director

Have I Got a Christmas for You
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)

Executive Producer

Dragonfly
Dragonfly (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

After the Fall
After the Fall (1974)

Producer, Director

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Producer

The Affair
The Affair (1973)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

To All My Friends on Shore
To All My Friends on Shore (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Producer

1960s

1 title
Rings Around the World
Rings Around the World (1967)

Producer, Director