Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director. Lyne is known for sexually charged narratives, conflicting passions, the power of seduction, moral ambiguity, betrayal, and the indelibility of infidelity. In the mid 1970s, he directed television commercials for DIM Lingerie (France), but Lyne's career in feature length films began in 1980 with Foxes, and would later direct Flashdance, 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, Indecent Proposal, Lolita, and Unfaithful. Lyne received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director for Fatal Attraction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adrian Lyne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 4, 1941 (85)
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Director, writer and producer, also actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Adrian Lyne's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 7
Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 9
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
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 Adrian Lyne's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Adrian Lyne'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
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Deep Water(2022)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Back Roads(2018)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Unfaithful(2002)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Lolita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Indecent Proposal(1993)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Jacob's Ladder(1990)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Fatal Attraction(1987)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
9½ Weeks(1986)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Flashdance(1983)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Foxes(1980)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Mr. Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1973 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Highest rated
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Most popular right now
Fatal Attraction (1987)
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
3 major nominations and no wins, 1988.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Director
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
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 Adrian Lyne's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 10 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 Adrian Lyne's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity 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 Adrian Lyne work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adrian Lyne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jodie Foster shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Jodie FosterShared titles: Becoming Iconic (2018), Foxes (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Jodie Foster
- Lois SmithShared titles: Fatal Attraction (1987), Foxes (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Lois Smith
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Peter BiziouShared titles: Unfaithful (2002), 9½ Weeks (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Biziou
- Howard AthertonShared titles: Indecent Proposal (1993), Fatal Attraction (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Atherton
- Maurice JarreShared titles: Jacob's Ladder (1990), Fatal Attraction (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Maurice Jarre
- Tom RolfShared titles: Jacob's Ladder (1990), 9½ Weeks (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Rolf
Producers
- Arnon MilchanShared titles: Deep Water (2022), Unfaithful (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Arnon Milchan
- Sherry LansingShared titles: Indecent Proposal (1993), Fatal Attraction (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Sherry Lansing
