Directing
Robert Wise
- Career
Active from 1944 to 2000, with a break from 1990 to 1999, busiest in 1953 and 1956 with 3 main titles each.
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Executive Suite86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.4
- Absurdist Humor1.0, average 2.0
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 7
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Classic Cinema 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Character Study 2
- Noir Crime Drama 2
- Melancholy Romance 2
- Classic War Film 2
- Political Intrigue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- WWilliam ReynoldsEditorThe Sound of Music, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Sand Pebbles, Star!, Rooftops, +1 more
- NNelson GiddingWriterThe Haunting, The Andromeda Strain, I Want to Live!, The Hindenburg, Odds Against Tomorrow
- JJ.R. WhittredgeEditorThe Body Snatcher, The Curse of the Cat People, A Game of Death, Mademoiselle Fifi
- PPaul SawtellComposerBorn to Kill, Mystery in Mexico, A Game of Death, Criminal Court
Ernest LehmanWriterThe Sound of Music, West Side Story, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Executive Suite
Simon OaklandActorWest Side Story, The Sand Pebbles, I Want to Live!
Patricia NealActorThe Day the Earth Stood Still, Three Secrets, Something for the Birds
Roy WebbComposerBlood on the Moon, The Body Snatcher, The Curse of the Cat People- SSol KaplanComposerThe House on Telegraph Hill, Destination Gobi, Something for the Birds
- TThomas ReillyEditorHelen of Troy, Three Secrets, So Big
Richard BeymerActorWest Side Story, So Big
Jason Robards Sr.ActorA Game of Death, Mademoiselle Fifi
Movies and TV shows
56Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2000s
1 title · average score 66
GoodWatch score 66Director
1990s
1 title · average score 31
GoodWatch score 31as Stanley's Neighbor
1980s
2 titles · average score 33
GoodWatch score 26Director
GoodWatch score 39Executive Producer
1970s
7 titles · average score 57
GoodWatch score 55Director
GoodWatch score 54Director
GoodWatch score 43Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 53Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 68Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 65Producer
GoodWatch score 59Executive Producer
1960s
6 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 68Director
GoodWatch score 81Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 78Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 78Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 47Director, Co-Producer
GoodWatch score 83Director
1950s
18 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch score 82Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 78Director
GoodWatch score 84Director
GoodWatch score 61Director
GoodWatch score 60Director
GoodWatch score 81Director
GoodWatch score 63Director
GoodWatch score 86Director
GoodWatch score 83Director
GoodWatch score 82Director
GoodWatch score 65Director, Additional Writing
GoodWatch score 53Director
1940s
17 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 70Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 74Director
GoodWatch score 49Director
GoodWatch score 78Director
GoodWatch score 52Director
GoodWatch score 76Director
GoodWatch score 62Director
GoodWatch score 76Director
GoodWatch score 61Director
GoodWatch score 84Assistant Director, Editor
GoodWatch score 91Editor
GoodWatch score 74Editor
1930s
4 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch score 75Editor
GoodWatch score 66Editor
GoodWatch score 89Editor
GoodWatch score 65Sound Effects Editor