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Jane Goldman

Jane Goldman

Writer and producer · Born June 11, 1970 (56) · England, UK

Jane Loretta Anne Goldman (born 11 June 1970) is a British screenwriter and producer. She is mainly known for collaborating with director Matthew Vaughn on the screenplays of Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), as well as X-Men: First Class (2011), Kick-Ass (2010), and Stardust (2007). Goldman also worked on the story of X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014), the sequel to First Class, again in partnership with Vaughn. Both met high critical praise for their work. Goldman's first solo screenplay is The Woman in Black (2012). She also wrote the script for The Limehouse Golem and Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, released in 2016. She is the writer of Edgar Wright's upcoming remake of Barbarella. She has also written books such as The X-Files Book of the Unexplained (1995) and the novel Dreamworld (2000). Goldman presented her TV show, Jane Goldman Investigates (2003–04), a non-fiction series on the paranormal, for the channel Living. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Goldman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 11, 1970 (56)
From
England, UK
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 15 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 39% in 30 days

What are Jane Goldman's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
34%
Bonds
24%
Self
23%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 8

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · 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 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
6
Absurd
3
Dread
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Jane Goldman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Goldman'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

15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rebecca(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Kingsman: The Golden Circle(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Limehouse Golem(2016)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service(2014)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in Black(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: First Class(2011)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • James Bond Supports International Women's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • The Debt(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Kick-Ass(2010)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Stardust(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Jane Goldman Investigates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 17 episodes · Actor

  • Barbarella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Love Everlasting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2003 to 2020.

Biggest box office

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

$746M worldwide

Highest rated

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 15: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting14 of 15: 11 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing3 of 15: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

15 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s10 · crew2020s1 · 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 Jane Goldman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 5 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · writer

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 11 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 Jane Goldman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 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 & Gore11 titles55–92 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles14–60 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles13–89 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles32–59 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles44–75 · 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 Jane Goldman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Goldman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Vaughn shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers