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Portrait of Robert M. Young

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Robert M. Young

Career

Active from 1956 to 2025, with a break from 2012 to 2024, busiest in 1967 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert M. Young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Mystery
    2.9, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Intense Performances 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail (2025)

Writer

2010s

1 title
The Maze
The Maze (2011)

Director

2000s

3 titles · average score 42
Berkeley
Berkeley (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

Additional Director of Photography

Human Error
Human Error (2004)

Director

China: The Panda Adventure
China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 64
Caught
Caught (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Solomon & Sheba
Solomon & Sheba (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Slave of Dreams
Slave of Dreams (1995)

Director

Roosters
Roosters (1993)

Director

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993)

Editor, Director of Photography

American Me
American Me (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Camera Operator

Talent for the Game
Talent for the Game (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 65
Triumph of the Spirit
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

We Are the Children
We Are the Children (1987)

Director

Extremities
Extremities (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Saving Grace
Saving Grace (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

1970s

8 titles · average score 71
Rich Kids
Rich Kids (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Short Eyes
Short Eyes (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Alambrista!
Alambrista! (1977)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Director of Photography

To Fly!
To Fly! (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Children of the Fields
Children of the Fields (1973)

Director

J.T.
J.T. (1971)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography, Producer

The Eskimo: Fight for Life
The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970)

Director, Writer

1960s

15 titles · average score 76
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice (1967)

Cinematography, Director

Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp (1967)

Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir (1967)

Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp (1967)

Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice (1967)

Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place (1967)

Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp (1967)

Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak (1967)

Cinematography

Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout (1967)

Cinematography

Faces of Israel 1966
Faces of Israel 1966 (1967)

Director of Photography

Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography, Writer

Cortile Cascino
Cortile Cascino (1962)

Director of Photography, Writer

1950s

1 title
Secrets of the Reef
Secrets of the Reef (1956)

Writer, Director