Portrait of Robert Altman

Directing

Robert Altman

Career

Active from 1948 to 2006, busiest in 1957 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Altman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast 8
  • Character Study 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Political Satire 4
  • Mid-Century Americana 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Daedalus
Daedalus (2024)

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

2000s

6 titles · average score 61
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

The Company
The Company (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

Gosford Park
Gosford Park (2001)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer, Idea

Dr. T & the Women
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Producer

Trixie
Trixie (2000)
GoodWatch score 31

Producer

Gun: Fatal Betrayal
Gun: Fatal Betrayal (2000)

Producer

1990s

12 titles · average score 65
Cookie's Fortune
Cookie's Fortune (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Killer App
Killer App (1998)

Director

Jazz '34
Jazz '34 (1997)

Director, Producer

Afterglow
Afterglow (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

Kansas City
Kansas City (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Writer

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Short Cuts
Short Cuts (1993)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Screenplay

Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue (1993)

Director

The Player
The Player (1992)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Vincent & Theo
Vincent & Theo (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1980s

16 titles · average score 56
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

Aria
Aria (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

O.C. and Stiggs
O.C. and Stiggs (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Director

Beyond Therapy
Beyond Therapy (1987)
GoodWatch score 27

Screenplay, Director

Basements
Basements (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Director

Fool for Love
Fool for Love (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Laundromat
The Laundromat (1985)

Director

Secret Honor
Secret Honor (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

Streamers
Streamers (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Popeye
Popeye (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

HealtH
HealtH (1980)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer, Director

1970s

19 titles · average score 69
Quintet
Quintet (1979)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Producer

A Wedding
A Wedding (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Producer

3 Women
3 Women (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Producer

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Screenstory

Nashville
Nashville (1975)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer, Director

Thieves Like Us
Thieves Like Us (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

California Split
California Split (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Images
Images (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Brewster McCloud
Brewster McCloud (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1970)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 61
That Cold Day in the Park
That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Countdown
Countdown (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Happening
The Happening (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

Second Unit Director

The Kathryn Reed Story
The Kathryn Reed Story (1965)

Director

Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago (1964)

Director, Producer

Pot au feu
Pot au feu (1964)

Director

The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963)

Director, Writer

The Party
The Party (1963)

Director

1950s

9 titles · average score 58
The James Dean Story
The James Dean Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

The Delinquents
The Delinquents (1957)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer, Director

Corn's-a-Poppin'
Corn's-a-Poppin' (1956)

Writer

The Magic Bond
The Magic Bond (1956)

Director

The Dirty Look
The Dirty Look (1954)

Director

The Sound of Bells
The Sound of Bells (1952)

Director

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Modern Football
Modern Football (1951)

Director

Honeymoon for Harriet
Honeymoon for Harriet (1950)

Editor, Writer

1940s

2 titles · average score 67
Bodyguard
Bodyguard (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Man Drinking (uncredited)