Tom Shankland

What are Tom Shankland's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

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 Tom Shankland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

• Prime Video5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Missing (2014) · director · free
  • The Fades (2011) · director
  • No Night Is Too Long (2002) · director
  • Jericho (2005) · director
  • The City and the City (2018) · director, producer
• BritBox4 titles
  • Ripper Street (2012) · director
  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) · director
  • Dirk Gently (2010) · director
  • The City and the City (2018) · director, producer
• Disney+4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Punisher (2017) · director
  • Luke Cage (2016) · director
  • Wicked City (2015) · director
  • Iron Fist (2017) · director
• Netflix4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • House of Cards (2013) · director
  • The Serpent (2021) · director, producer
  • The Leopard (2025) · director
  • House of Guinness (2025) · director, producer
• Hulu2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) · director
  • The Fades (2011) · director
• Peacock2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Ripper Street (2012) · director
  • The Fades (2011) · director
• The Roku Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Fades (2011) · director · free
  • Jericho (2005) · director · free
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Leftovers (2014) · director
• MGM+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Rogue Heroes (2022) · director, producer
• STARZ1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Missing (2014) · director
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Jericho (2005) · director · free

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Shankland'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

28 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

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  House of Guinness(2025)

  Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows74^th
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  The Leopard(2025)

  Show 4 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows77^th
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  Rogue Heroes(2022)

  Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows93^rd
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  The Serpent(2021)

  Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows81^st
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  Les Misérables(2018)

  Show 6 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows82^nd
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  The City and the City(2018)

  Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows21^st
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  The Punisher(2017)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows97^th
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  Iron Fist(2017)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows21^st
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  Luke Cage(2016)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows55^th
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  Wicked City(2015)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows30^th
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  The Missing(2014)

  Show 8 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows91^st
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  The Leftovers(2014)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows91^st
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  House of Cards(2013)

  Show 3 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows98^th
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  Ripper Street(2012)

  Show 4 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows90^th
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  Dirk Gently(2010)

  Show 3 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows75^th
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  The Fades(2011)

  Show 3 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows74^th
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  The Children(2008)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films42^nd
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  The Killing Gene(2007)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films28^th
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  Jericho(2005)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows65^th
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  Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows89^th
• Family Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

  Show 6 episodes · Director
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  No Night Is Too Long(2002)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films72^nd
• Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  Director
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  Hearts and Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  Show 5 episodes · Director
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  Clocking Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  Show 3 episodes · Director
• Going Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  Director
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  Baby Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

  Writer
• Untitled Berlin Noir Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Show Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Killing Gene (2007)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Rogue Heroes (2022)

Midcredits 93^rd

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2000–2015.

1. 2015
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
2. 2013
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series
3. 2001
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Short Film
4. 2000
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Short Film

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 Tom Shankland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42^nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

696

• Universally Loved6
• Crowd Pleaser9
• Mixed6

Most divisive · director

No Night Is Too Long (2002)

65^th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

House of Cards (2013)

Midcredits 98^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 3 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 Tom Shankland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run 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 Tom Shankland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Shankland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephan Pehrsson shares the most, 3.