Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalist. He was critically most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used, but was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels, including Love and Death on Long Island (1997) and The Dreamers (2003)
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 29, 1944
- December 8, 2011 (aged 66)
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Writer, also producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Gilbert Adair's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Gilbert Adair's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Gilbert Adair'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
7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Carer(2016)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Blind Revenge(2009)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Klimt(2006)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Dreamers(2003)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Sorceror's Apprentice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1977 to 2016.
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 Gilbert Adair's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 5 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 Gilbert Adair work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gilbert Adair's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raúl Ruiz shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Raúl RuizShared titles: Blind Revenge (2009), Klimt (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Raúl Ruiz
Actors
- Anna ChancellorShared titles: The Carer (2016), The Dreamers (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Chancellor
Cinematographers and editors
- Ricardo AronovichShared titles: Blind Revenge (2009), Klimt (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ricardo Aronovich
- Valeria SarmientoShared titles: Blind Revenge (2009), Klimt (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Valeria Sarmiento
Producers
- Tom KinninmontShared titles: The Carer (2016), Blind Revenge (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Kinninmont
