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Joe Wright

Director and producer · Born August 25, 1972 (54) · London, England, UK

2 BAFTA Awards · Golden Globe nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. He directed the period drama adaptations Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Cyrano (2021), the action thriller Hanna (2011), the Peter Pan origin story Pan (2015), and Darkest Hour (2017). He also directed the historical drama television series Mussolini: Son of the Century (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 25, 1972 (54)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 33 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 11% in 30 days

What are Joe Wright's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Self
32%
Bonds
24%
Morality
21%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
13
Dread
4
Romantic
3
Hopeful
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Joe Wright's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Wright'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, 21 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • I Love Boosters(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mussolini: Son of the Century(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Agency(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Widow Clicquot(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cyrano(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Princess & Peppernose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • The Woman in the Window(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Swallow(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Radioactive(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Pan(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Locke(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Redemption(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Long Walk Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Thanks

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hanna(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Soloist(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Atonement(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Pride & Prejudice(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Last King(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Bodily Harm(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Bob & Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Renegade TV Gets Dazed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Crocodile Snap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Poison Ivy(1985)

    as Jerry Disbro

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Alignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Brood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • In the Garden of Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Juice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Laird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 27 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Darkest Hour (2017)

$151M worldwide

Highest rated

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Agency (2024)

Film career

  • 1985Screen debut· Poison Ivy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting24 of 32: 20 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing8 of 32: 5 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew4 of 32: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

32 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s3 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s8 · 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

2 BAFTA Awards and 1 other major award from 14 major nominations, 1998–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  3. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  4. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  5. 2007
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  6. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  7. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Serial
  8. 2001
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1998
    • 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 Joe Wright's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Bodily Harm (2002)

72nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 44/100 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 Joe Wright's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles10–72 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles8–53 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles24–73 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles16–59 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles28–65 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Joe Wright work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Wright's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Tothill shares the most, 6.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers