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Simon Curtis

Simon Curtis

Producer and director · Born March 11, 1960 (66) · London, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Simon Curtis (born 11 March 1960) is an English director and producer. He has directed theatre productions and the television dramas David Copperfield (1999) and Cranford (2007, 2009). His feature films include the biographical dramas My Week with Marilyn (2011), Woman in Gold (2015), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). Extract from Wikipedia

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Born
March 11, 1960 (66)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 69 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Simon Curtis' films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
39%
Self
21%
Society
19%
Morality
9%
Power
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
12
Warm
9
Tense
8
Contemplative
7
Joyful
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Simon Curtis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Curtis' 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

69 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Racing in the Rain(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Chaperone(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Living the Dream(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Goodbye Christopher Robin(2017)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Diana and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Indian Summers(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Black Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • My Week with Marilyn(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Threesome(2011)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Friend Request Pending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • A Short Stay in Switzerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Freezing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Cranford(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Born in the USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Five Days(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Christmas at the Riviera(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Virgin Queen(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Pride(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Carrie's War(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Copenhagen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Man and Boy(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • David Copperfield(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The American(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Student Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • The Tribe(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Summer with Des(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Spoonface Steinberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Mrs Dalloway(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Designated Mourner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Twelfth Night(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Broken Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • After Miss Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Henry IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Shadow of a Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Killing Me Softly(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Summer Day's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • The Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • The Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Suffer The Little Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • The Changeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer

  • The Entertainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • The Maitlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Suddenly, Last Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • After the Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • A Doll's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Buying a Landslide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Trials of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Old Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Nona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Uncle Vanya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Absolute Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 27 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Edward II(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Encore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Gerron's Last Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • London, I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles, 62 of them dated from 1986 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

$108M worldwide

Highest rated

Cranford (2007)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing31 of 65: 21 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdWriting1 of 65: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing42 of 65: 34 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 65: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

65 titles, 10 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s36 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Awards

7 major nominations and no wins, 1992–2012.

  1. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  2. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
  3. 2008
    • BAFTA Award, nominated ×2 · Best Drama Serial
  4. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
  5. 1993
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
  6. 1992
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Simon Curtis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

The Tribe (1998)

64th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Cranford (2007)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Is Simon Curtis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles3–38 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles15–56 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles13–52 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles16–45 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles10–39 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Simon Curtis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Curtis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Eaton shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles