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Rodney Ackland

Rodney Ackland

Writer · Died December 6, 1991, aged 83 · Southend, Essex, England, UK

Born
May 18, 1908
Died
December 6, 1991 (aged 83)
From
Southend, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 31 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Rodney Ackland's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Survival
27%
Morality
24%
Bonds
8%
Power
7%
Obsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Rodney Ackland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rodney Ackland'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

31 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Absolute Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Somerset Maugham Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 38 episodes · Adaptation

  • The Queen of Spades(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bond Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Writer

  • Temptation Harbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • Wanted for Murder(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Dialogue

  • The Hundred Pound Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Additional Dialogue

  • Thursday's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Writer

  • Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Winker's Assistant

  • Lady Be Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Hatter's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Scenario Writer

  • Letter from Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • The 49th Parallel(1941)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Suicide Squadron(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Night Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • A Call for Arms! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Assistant Director · Writer

  • George and Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Writer

  • Miss Grant Goes to the Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Under Your Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Writer

  • An Englishman's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Additional Dialogue

  • Young Man's Fancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • The Silent Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Yellow Sands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Bank Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Writer

  • The Case of Gabriel Perry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tommy Read

  • Number Seventeen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • The Skin Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1931 to 1991.

Highest rated

The 49th Parallel (1941)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

  • 1931Screen debut· The Skin Game

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 31: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 31: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting25 of 31: 23 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 31: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew1940s20 · 1 acting · 19 crew1960s2 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Rodney Ackland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

The 49th Parallel (1941)

Midcredits 87th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Rodney Ackland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rodney Ackland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anton Walbrook shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors