Portrait of Robert Day

Directing

Robert Day

Career

Active from 1955 to 1991, busiest in 1973 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Avengers
The Avengers
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Day Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Jungle Adventure 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Episodic Mystery 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Iconic Theme Music 3
  • Cult Classic 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 50
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 63
Higher Ground
Higher Ground (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Love, Mary
Love, Mary (1985)

Director

The Lady from Yesterday
The Lady from Yesterday (1985)

Director

China Rose
China Rose (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)

Director

Running Out
Running Out (1983)

Director

Beyond Witch Mountain
Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Adventures of Pollyanna
The Adventures of Pollyanna (1982)

Director

Marian Rose White
Marian Rose White (1982)

Director

Scruples
Scruples (1981)

Director

The Man with Bogart's Face
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1970s

22 titles ยท average score 64
Murder by Natural Causes
Murder by Natural Causes (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

The Initiation of Sarah
The Initiation of Sarah (1978)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Death Stalk
Death Stalk (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Great American Beauty Contest
The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)

Director

The Big Game
The Big Game (1973)

Writer, Director

In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)

Director

Banyon
Banyon (1971)

Director

The Reluctant Heroes
The Reluctant Heroes (1971)

Director

House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Ritual of Evil
Ritual of Evil (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 56
Tarzan and the Great River
Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

She
She (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Tarzan's Three Challenges
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Writer

Operation Snatch
Operation Snatch (1962)

Director

The Rebel
The Rebel (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Two-Way Stretch
Two-Way Stretch (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Tarzan the Magnificent
Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

1950s

13 titles ยท average score 59
Bobbikins
Bobbikins (1959)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

First Man into Space
First Man into Space (1959)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Life In Emergency Ward 10
Life In Emergency Ward 10 (1959)

Director

Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Grip of the Strangler
Grip of the Strangler (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Strangers' Meeting
Strangers' Meeting (1957)

Director

The Green Man
The Green Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

Camera Operator

Beautiful Stranger
Beautiful Stranger (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

Camera Operator

The Red Beret
The Red Beret (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

Camera Operator

The Intruder
The Intruder (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Camera Operator

The Ringer
The Ringer (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Camera Operator

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Forbidden
Forbidden (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Camera Operator

Obsession
Obsession (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

Camera Operator

Give Us This Day
Give Us This Day (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Camera Operator

Noose
Noose (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Camera Operator

They Made Me a Fugitive
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
GoodWatch score 73

First Assistant Camera