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John Battsek

John Battsek

Producer

2 Primetime Emmys · Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Works as
Producer
Titles
89 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 20% in 30 days

What are John Battsek's films like?

Across their 87 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
27%
Self
21%
Survival
14%
Morality
12%
Ideas
10%
Power
9%
Bonds
6%
Community26 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame16 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope12 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 26 · Dark 34

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

Grounded 69 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 20 · Charged 41 · Intense 19

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

Steady 49 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 67 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 50 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 49 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 30

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

Resolved 57 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 12

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
57
Tense
38
Melancholic
32
Hopeful
32
Warm
16
Other
63

How their films linger

Thought-provoking42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous30

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 John Battsek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 89 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Battsek'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

112 credits, 89 with a MovieCove page.

  • Birthright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Kylie(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last First: Winter K2(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mourinho(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Murder in Monaco(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Never Get Busted! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Simple Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Just Sing(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Elton John: Never Too Late(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 99(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Beckham(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Bobi Wine: The People's President(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Wham!(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • The Deepest Breath(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • FIFA Uncovered(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Sound of 007(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • If These Walls Could Sing(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Rescue(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Final Account(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Football's Darkest Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Detainee 001(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Cops and Robbers Story(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • American Rapstar(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • 'Til Kingdom Come(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Rising Phoenix(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Belushi(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Citizen K(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Australian Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Mike Wallace Is Here(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sid & Judy(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mystify: Michael Hutchence(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Circus of Books(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Finding the Way Home(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Sacks: His Own Life(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spiral(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Studio 54(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Final Year(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hunting ISIS(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Serengeti Rules(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Legion of Brothers(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Last Shaman(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Five Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Five Came Back(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Whitney: Can I Be Me(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • The Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Don't Look Down(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hillsborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Forever Pure(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Keep Quiet(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • We Are X(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Chuck Norris vs. Communism(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Listen to Me Marlon(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Match 64: The Maracanã (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Pray for Ukraine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Jaco(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Sunshine Makers(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Viking of Sixth Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Happy Valley(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • I Am Ali(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Garnet's Gold(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Great Invisible(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Green Prince(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • We Are the Giant(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Summit(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • 9.79* (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • How I Live Now(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Short Game(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Everything or Nothing(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Imposter(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Searching for Sugar Man(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Koran by Heart(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Match 64: The Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Project Nim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Better This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Bob and the Monster(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Tillman Story(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Restrepo(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Stones in Exile(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Stupid(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • We Live in Public(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Day After Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Sergio(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Black Power Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • In Prison My Whole Life(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • In the Shadow of the Moon(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • My Kid Could Paint That(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • After the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Crossing the Line(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lila Says(2004)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Black Sun(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Live Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • One Day in September(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Serpent's Kiss(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Long Day Closes(1992)

    Publicist

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 80 titles from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

$9.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Mourinho (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing79 of 80: 79 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thOther crew1 of 80: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s38 · crew2020s31 · crew

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

2 Primetime Emmys from 12 major nominations, 2010–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Feature
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  2. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
  3. 2019
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
  4. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
  5. 2015
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
  6. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
  7. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  8. 2011
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical 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 John Battsek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 82; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Midcredits score across 89 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up62
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

49 of their 89 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved22
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser49
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · producer

In Prison My Whole Life (2007)

90th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

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 John Battsek's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles7–65 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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 John Battsek work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Battsek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Ruhemann shares the most, 32.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Andrew Ruhemann32 titles    See newest 12 of 32 shared titles with Andrew Ruhemann
  • Nicole Stott27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Nicole Stott
  • Kerstin Emhoff16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Kerstin Emhoff
  • Diane Becker15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Diane Becker

Mixed roles