Cliff Robertson’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Cliff Robertson has 12 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 2000s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Spider-Man.
Recurring themes

One Eight Seven
1997
Drama · Thriller

Mr. Klein
1976
Mystery · Drama

One Hour Photo
2002
Drama · Thriller

The Trigger Effect
1996
Drama · Thriller

Fire in the Sky
1993
Science Fiction · Mystery

Pretty Baby
1978
Drama

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975
Drama

Following
1999
Drama · Thriller

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Dir. Sam Raimi · With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.
Dir. Steve Miner · With Gabrielle Anwar, Cliff Robertson, Michael Schoeffling

A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
Dir. Jack Smight · With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn

Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.
Dir. Douglas Trumbull · With Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher

An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.
Dir. Penny Marshall · With Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar

Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
Dir. Bob Fosse · With Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson

An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right.
Dir. Ralph Nelson · With Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala

Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
Dir. Joshua Logan · With William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.
Dir. Lewis John Carlino · With Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy
In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Jonathan Jackson, Barbara Hershey, David Arquette