Beeban Kidron is an English film director known for her much-lauded adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and for directing Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. In 2008, with Lindsey Mackie, she founded the charity Filmclub, which has since grown to be one of the largest and most influential after-school clubs in the UK, attracting over 160,000 children and young people each week.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 2, 1961 (65)
- North London, England, UK
- Director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are Beeban Kidron's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet3
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 Beeban Kidron's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Beeban Kidron'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
22 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Victoria & Abdul(2017)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
InRealLife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Sex, Death and the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Antony Gormley: Making Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Cinderella(2000)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Swept from the Sea(1997)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Storyville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Shades of Fear(1994)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Used People(1992)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
'Itch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Antonia and Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Vroom(1988)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Carry Greenham Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Your Greenham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1983 to 2017.
Biggest box office
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Highest rated
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Most popular right now
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
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 Beeban Kidron's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 8 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 Beeban Kidron's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Beeban Kidron work with?
People who share at least 2 of Beeban Kidron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rachel Portman shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jim BroadbentShared titles: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Vroom (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Broadbent
- Kathy BatesShared titles: Swept from the Sea (1997), Used People (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Kathy Bates
Composers and editors
- Rachel PortmanShared titles: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Shades of Fear (1994), Used People (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Rachel Portman
- Andrew MondsheinShared titles: Swept from the Sea (1997), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Mondshein
Producers
- Eric FellnerShared titles: Victoria & Abdul (2017), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Fellner
- Liza ChasinShared titles: Victoria & Abdul (2017), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Liza Chasin
- Tim BevanShared titles: Victoria & Abdul (2017), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Bevan
