David Attwood
Director · Born August 28, 1952 (74) · Sheffield, England, UK
David Attwood is a British filmmaker, director and writer. In 1984, he took the BBC directors' course and quickly progressed to directing feature-length television projects, but it was for Channel 4 that he made his only cinema-released film, "Wild West" (1992). The offbeat drama-doc biography by Alexander Masters "Stuart: A Life Backwards" (2007) has become a major cult-hit over the years.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 28, 1952 (74)
- Sheffield, England, UK
- Director
- 6 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Known for
What are David Attwood's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
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 David Attwood's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for David Attwood'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
22 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Blood and Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Blood And Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Stuart: A Life Backwards(2007)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
To the Ends of the Earth(2005)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
May 33rd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

On Thin Ice(2003)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Summer in the Suburbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Shot Through the Heart(1998)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Saigon Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Killing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Airbase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Rockliffe's Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

All Together Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1985 to 2010.
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 David Attwood's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 4 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 David Attwood's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 David Attwood work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Attwood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Lane shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Benedict CumberbatchShared titles: Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), To the Ends of the Earth (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Benedict Cumberbatch

- Lothaire BluteauShared titles: On Thin Ice (2003), Shot Through the Heart (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Lothaire Bluteau

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Rob LaneShared titles: Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), To the Ends of the Earth (2005), The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Rob Lane

- Ulf BrantåsShared titles: Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), To the Ends of the Earth (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Ulf Brantås

- Tim WellburnShared titles: On Thin Ice (2003), Shot Through the Heart (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Wellburn
Producers
- Rupert Ryle-HodgesShared titles: Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Rupert Ryle-Hodges
- Rebecca EatonShared titles: The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002), The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Rebecca Eaton

