Jon S. Baird (born 9 November) is a Scottish film director. Born and raised in Aberdeenshire, he began his career at BBC Television. Baird studied at the University of Aberdeen in the 1990s, where he graduated with an MA in Politics and International Relations.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1972 (54)
- Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Director, producer and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Known for
What are Jon S. Baird's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
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 Jon S. Baird's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Jon S. Baird'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
14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Cape Fear(2026)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Fudge Sundae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Tetris(2023)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Stonehouse(2023)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Stan & Ollie(2018)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Feed the Beast(2016)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Vinyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Babylon(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Filth(2013)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Cass(2008)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Green Street Hooligans(2005)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
It's a Casual Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Dutch & Razzlekhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.
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
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2019, Outstanding British Film of the Year.
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 Jon S. Baird's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 5 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 Jon S. Baird's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jon S. Baird work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jon S. Baird's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Wolf shares the most, 2.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mark WolfShared titles: Everything's Going to Be Great (2025), Stonehouse (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Wolf
- Rolfe KentShared titles: Everything's Going to Be Great (2025), Stonehouse (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Rolfe Kent
- Steven WorsleyShared titles: Everything's Going to Be Great (2025), Stonehouse (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Worsley
Producers
- Zygi KamasaShared titles: Tetris (2023), Filth (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Zygi Kamasa
- Jane l BruceShared titles: Filth (2013), Cass (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jane l Bruce
- Stefan HallerShared titles: Filth (2013), Cass (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Stefan Haller
- Will ClarkeShared titles: Filth (2013), Cass (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Will Clarke