Robert Reborn
Fifth Robert the Doll film, released in 2019.
Robert Reborn is a 2019 British B-horror film written and directed by Andrew Jones. It is the fifth installment in the Robert the Doll film series, serving as a direct sequel to The Legend of Robert the Doll (2018) and a prequel to Robert (2015). The film was released on DVD and VOD in the UK on June 24, 2019, and in the United States on July 4, 2019.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Andrew Jones
- Producer
- Harry Willis / Andrew Jones / Rebecca Graham / Tom Willis
- Starring
- David Lenik / Lee Bane / John R. Walker / Brendan Purcell / Peter Svatik / Lux Kapsaski
- Cinematography
- Jonathan McLaughlin
- Studio
- North Bank Entertainment
- Distributor
- 4Digital Media / Netflix
- Released
- 24 June 2019 · United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 85 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
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Lore & Background
Set in 1951 during the Cold War, the film follows KGB Agent Stoichkov, who is sent to find a way to save the gravely ill Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Stoichkov discovers a German toymaker in the Baltic region whose lifelike puppets—Robert, Kalashnikov, and Miss Cyclops—move with eerie realism. The toymaker possesses an ancient book of dark magic rumored to grant eternal life, which Stoichkov believes could save Stalin. He abducts the toymaker and plans to fly him to Moscow.
Reader's Guide
Robert Reborn is significant as the final film directed by Andrew Jones, who died on January 15, 2023. It concludes the Robert the Doll film series, which began with Robert in 2015. The film received negative critical responses, with Culture Crypt scoring it 20 out of 100 and mlmillerwrites giving a negative review. In June 2026, Flickering Myth announced a reboot of the franchise under IMP Studios and 4Digital Media, reuniting with Shepka Productions.
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