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Nigel Sinclair

Nigel Sinclair

Producer, also director · Born March 31, 1948 (78) · Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Nigel Sinclair is a Scottish producer of Hollywood films. Nigel was involved in financing movies such as Green Card, Fearless, Hamlet (Mel Gibson version), Crocodile Dundee, Braveheart, and several others. In 1996, Nigel was the founder of Intermedia Films along with fellow producer Guy East. Since then, he has produced a number of successful films, most notably Sliding Doors. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and The Wedding Planner. In 2000 Nigel was awarded the position of Commander of the British Empire, for his services in the British film industry in the United States. In 2002 Nigel founded an independent distribution company, Spitfire Pictures with Exclusive Media, where he remained co-chairman/CEO before departing in 2014. In 2014, Sinclair founded documentary, television and film company White Horse Pictures, where he is currently non-executive chairman.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 31, 1948 (78)
From
Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK
Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 74 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 12% in 30 days

What are Nigel Sinclair's films like?

Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Documentary17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
19%
Bonds
18%
Society
18%
Survival
17%
Self
15%
Ideas
9%
Power
4%
Legacy13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 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 24 · Serious 11 · Dark 23

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

Grounded 40 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 16 · Charged 20 · Intense 22

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

Steady 27 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 11

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 25 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 14

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

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
25
Dread
13
Joyful
12
Warm
13
Other
77

How their films linger

Bittersweet29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet35
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1

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 Nigel Sinclair's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nigel Sinclair'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

74 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page.

  • Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Shari and Lamb Chop(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • David Frost Vs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Beach Boys(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Haunting of the Queen Mary(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Dear Mama(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Lucy and Desi(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Godot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Uproar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Refugee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Pavarotti(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Apollo(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mole Man(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Trouble No More(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Faster Horse(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Places(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Begin Again(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Quiet Ones(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Parkland(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • 1(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rush(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Snitch(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • So Undercover(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in Black(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • End of Watch(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Undefeated(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • The Ides of March(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Foo Fighters: Back and Forth(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Resident(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Way Back(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Let Me In(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Play at Shea(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Possession(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Who: At Kilburn 1977(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Suspect Zero(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mindhunters(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Masked and Anonymous(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Basic(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Life of David Gale(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • National Security(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dark Blue(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • K-19: The Widowmaker(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Quiet American(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Blow Dry(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Planner(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Enigma(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Up at the Villa(2000)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Where the Money Is(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Love's Labour's Lost(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Company Man(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hilary and Jackie(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Playing by Heart(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Clay Pigeons(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sliding Doors(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Braveheart(1995)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Last Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Tales of a Golden Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fear, Anxiety & Depression(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Kill Me Again(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Blue Iguana(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Wilder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles, 63 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

$433M worldwide

Highest rated

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing63 of 64: 63 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew1 of 64: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s13 · 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

a Primetime Emmy and 4 other major awards from 12 major nominations, 2006–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
  2. 2023
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Film
  5. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Long Form Music Video
  6. 2009
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Long Form Music Video
  7. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Long Form Music Video

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 Nigel Sinclair's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes (2026)

99th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rush (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 53 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 Nigel Sinclair's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles33–90 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles7–60 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles28–84 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles26–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles26–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 Nigel Sinclair work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nigel Sinclair's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guy East shares the most, 37.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Guy East37 titles    See newest 12 of 37 shared titles with Guy East
  • Nicholas Ferrall17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Nicholas Ferrall
  • Tobin Armbrust16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Tobin Armbrust
  • Jeanne Elfant Festa14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Jeanne Elfant Festa