Portrait of Robert Sarkies

Directing

Robert Sarkies

Career

Active from 1992 to 2025, busiest in 2002 and 2016 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wanted
Wanted
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Sarkies Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.5, average 3.8
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • True Crime Drama 2
  • Social Justice 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • New Zealand History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 43
Pike River
Pike River (2025)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Executive Producer

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Jean
Jean (2016)

Director

Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story
Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014)

Director

Two Little Boys
Two Little Boys (2012)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Honk If You're Horny
Honk If You're Horny (2012)

Executive Producer

43,000 Feet
43,000 Feet (2012)

Executive Producer

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Author

Dark Stories 3: Tales from the Grave
Dark Stories 3: Tales from the Grave (2002)

Director

Dark Stories 2: Tales from Beneath
Dark Stories 2: Tales from Beneath (2002)

Director

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 61
Scarfies
Scarfies (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Signing Off
Signing Off (1997)

Writer, Director

Flames From The Heart
Flames From The Heart (1995)

Producer, Director

Dream-Makers
Dream-Makers (1992)

Director, Screenplay