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Bernard Rose

Bernard Rose

Director, writer, cinematographer, editor and actor · Born August 4, 1960 (66) · London, England, UK

Bernard Rose is an English filmmaker and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of digital filmmaking, he is best known for directing the horror films Paperhouse (1988) and Candyman (1992), the historical romances Immortal Beloved (1994) and Anna Karenina (1997), and the independent drama Ivans xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and the John Cassavetes Award. He has also been nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques and the Venice Horizons Prize. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Rose, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 4, 1960 (66)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, writer, cinematographer, editor and actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 102% in 30 days

What are Bernard Rose's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

Steady 1 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 8

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Romantic
2
Other
11

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Bernard Rose's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Bernard Rose'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

33 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Traveling Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Candyman(2021)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Danse Profane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · as Self

  • Samurai Marathon(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • The Hurdy Gurdy Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Frankenstein(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • SX_Tape(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Devil's Violinist(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Boxing Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Screenplay

  • 2 Jacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Mr. Nice(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Kreutzer Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay

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

    Director

  • Snuff-Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Ivans xtc.(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Anna Karenina(1997)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Immortal Beloved(1994)

    Director · Writer · as Elector Max Friedrich

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Inside Out 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer · as Stanley (segment "Motivation")

  • Army of Darkness(1992)

    as Fake Shemp

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Candyman(1992)

    Director · Art Direction · Writer · as Archie Walsh

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Inside Out 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Inside Out 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Wedding Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Paperhouse(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Body Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Smart Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Looking at Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Wreckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • A Bomb with No Name On It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Lear Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1975 to 2021.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 33: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting30 of 33: 11 only directing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting19 of 33: 1 only writing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic2 of 33: 1 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography8 of 33: 0 only cinematography, 8 with another roleEditing7 of 33: 0 only editing, 7 with another roleOther crew1 of 33: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

33 titles, 19 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s10 · 4 acting · 9 crew2000s5 · crew2010s9 · 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.

How do Bernard Rose's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 13 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 Bernard Rose's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles68–90 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles25–64 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles66–86 · median 83 · severeheavier 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 Bernard Rose work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernard Rose's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Huston shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles