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Colin Bateman

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Colin Bateman's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
31%
Bonds
22%
Morality
21%
Self
16%
Ideas
6%
Survival
4%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Absurd
1
Warm
1
Dread
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Colin Bateman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Colin Bateman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Killing Castro(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dead and Buried(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Driven(2018)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Journey(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Unhappy Endings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Short Story

  • Scúp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 14 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Watermelon(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Wild About Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Rebus(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Divorcing Jack(1998)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1998 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Journey (2016)

$482K worldwide

Highest rated

Divorcing Jack (1998)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Driven (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing11 of 11: 7 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing2 of 11: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 11: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

11 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Colin Bateman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Killing Castro (2026)

98th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Murphy's Law (2003)

Midcredits 78th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Colin Bateman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colin Bateman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Piers Tempest shares the most, 3.

Directors

Producers