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Sidney Cole

Sidney Cole

Editor, producer and writer · Died January 25, 1998, aged 89 · London, England, UK

Born
October 31, 1908
Died
January 25, 1998 (aged 89)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Editor, producer and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Sidney Cole's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Survival
19%
Society
15%
Power
13%
Ideas
12%
Self
8%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · 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 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Hopeful
4
Contemplative
4
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Sidney Cole's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Cole'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

36 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Adventures of Black Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 52 episodes · Producer

  • Koroshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • The Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer · Writer

  • Sword of Sherwood Forest(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 15 episodes · Director · Associate Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Suicide Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Secret People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • The Man in the White Suit(1951)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Train of Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Code Name: Westward Ho! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Scott of the Antarctic(1948)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Man: One Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • Dead of Night(1945)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Vikings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Associate Producer · Writer

  • They Came to a City(1944)

    Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • For Those in Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • The Halfway House(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Supervising Editor

  • Went the Day Well?(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Spitfire(1942)

    Technical Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Our Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Penn of Pennsylvania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • One Day in Soviet Russia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Mister V(1941)

    Editor · Editorial Manager

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • This England(1941)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Angel Street(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Roads Across Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Spanish A.B.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Editor

  • Behind the Spanish Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Editor

  • The High Command(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Avenging Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • Midshipman Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Mister Cinders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Freedom of the Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1934 to 1972.

Biggest box office

Went the Day Well? (1942)

$47K worldwide

Highest rated

Went the Day Well? (1942)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Angel Street (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 35: 2 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting5 of 35: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing13 of 35: 8 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thEditing17 of 35: 15 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 35: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

35 titles, 7 with more than one role.

By decade

1930s8 · crew1940s18 · crew1950s5 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s1 · 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 Sidney Cole's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · editor

Went the Day Well? (1942)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Sidney Cole work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sidney Cole's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Balcon shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers