Abigail Louise Morgan OBE (born 1968) is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter known for her television works, such as Sex Traffic and The Hour, and the films Brick Lane, The Iron Lady, Shame and Suffragette. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Mazer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, a complete list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1968 (58)
- Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Writer and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Abi Morgan's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival 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 6
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous4
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 Abi Morgan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Abi Morgan'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
25 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Lovesong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Eric(2024)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Split(2018)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Brexit Shorts: The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Suffragette(2015)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
River(2015)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Invisible Woman(2013)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Lovesong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Birdsong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Iron Lady(2011)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Shame(2011)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Hour(2011)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Royal Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
White Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Brick Lane(2007)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Tsunami: The Aftermath(2006)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Sex Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
My Fragile Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Juice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Undeniable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 22 of them dated from 1993 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
Highest rated
River (2015)
Most popular right now
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
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
a Primetime Emmy and 2 BAFTA Awards from 9 major nominations, 2003–2026.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Writer
- BAFTA Award, nominated
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Single Drama
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Serial
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
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 Abi Morgan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 6 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.
Is Abi Morgan's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
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 Abi Morgan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Abi Morgan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Featherstone shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Sarah GavronShared titles: Suffragette (2015), Brick Lane (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Gavron
Actors
- Chiwetel EjioforShared titles: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Jim BroadbentShared titles: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), The Iron Lady (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Broadbent
- Carey MulliganShared titles: Suffragette (2015), Shame (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Carey Mulligan
- Meryl StreepShared titles: Suffragette (2015), The Iron Lady (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Meryl Streep
Composers and editors
- Barney PillingShared titles: Suffragette (2015), Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Barney Pilling
- Harry EscottShared titles: River (2015), Shame (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Escott
Producers
- Jane FeatherstoneShared titles: Eric (2024), River (2015), Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Jane Featherstone
- Tessa RossShared titles: Shame (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Brick Lane (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Tessa Ross
- Alison OwenShared titles: Suffragette (2015), Brick Lane (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Alison Owen
- Faye WardShared titles: Suffragette (2015), Brick Lane (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Faye Ward
