Directing
Gilbert Cates
- Titles
- 36movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2002, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
I Never Sang for My Father87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.6average 4.7
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.3average 3.6
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
- Wholesome3.7average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.2average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Crime2.6, average 3.7
- Dark Humor2.0, average 2.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Legal Drama 2
- Wholesome 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles FoxComposerThe Last Married Couple in America, Confessions: Two Faces of Evil, Oh, God! Book II, A Death in the Family, Absolute Strangers- PPeter E. BergerEditorThe Last Married Couple in America, Do You Know the Muffin Man?, Hobson's Choice, The Promise, Burning Rage
- MMelvin ShapiroEditorBackfire, Fatal Judgement, Consenting Adult, Child's Cry
Mark IrwinCinematographerDo You Know the Muffin Man?, My First Love, Absolute Strangers, Call Me Anna
Patty DukeActorFatal Judgement, Absolute Strangers, Call Me Anna- RRalph WoolseyCinematographerThe Last Married Couple in America, Oh, God! Book II, The Promise
- GGarry ShermanComposerJohnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, After the Fall, Call Me Anna
Isidore MankofskyCinematographerFatal Judgement, Hobson's Choice, Child's Cry
Lee RichardsonActorCountry Gold, After the Fall
Shelley DuvallActorGoldilocks and the Three Bears, Rapunzel
Natalie WoodActorThe Last Married Couple in America, The Affair
Matthew LauranceActorDo You Know the Muffin Man?, Consenting Adult
Movies and TV shows
272000s
1 title
A Death in the Family (2002)
Director, Producer
1990s
4 titles · average score 60
69
Innocent Victims (1996)
Director
59
Absolute Strangers (1991)
Director, Executive Producer
53
Call Me Anna (1990)
Director
1980s
13 titles · average score 56
51
Backfire (1988)
Director
78
My First Love (1988)
Director
Fatal Judgement (1988)
Director
Child's Cry (1986)
Director, Producer
58
Consenting Adult (1985)
Director
63
Rapunzel (1983)
Director
Hobson's Choice (1983)
Director
Country Gold (1982)
Director, Supervising Producer
45
Oh, God! Book II (1980)
Director
40
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
Director, Executive Producer
1970s
8 titles · average score 60
41
The Promise (1979)
Director
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977)
Director
80
Dragonfly (1976)
Producer, Director
After the Fall (1974)
Director, Producer
46
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
Producer, Director
43
The Affair (1973)
Director
63
To All My Friends on Shore (1972)
Director, Producer
87
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
Producer, Director
1960s
1 title
Rings Around the World (1967)
Director, Producer