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Alan Beattie

Producer, director and writer

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 41% in 30 days

What are Alan Beattie's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Self
18%
Survival
18%
Bonds
15%
Power
11%
Ideas
5%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · 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 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Thrilling
2
Cold
1
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Alan Beattie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Beattie'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

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Rundown(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 65 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Bad Day on the Block(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Surgeon(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Silhouette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • A Killer Among Us(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stand Alone(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Delusion(1981)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Doubletalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • The Boarded Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1973 to 2003.

Biggest box office

The Rundown (2003)

$81M worldwide

Highest rated

The Rundown (2003)

Midcredits 70th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 9: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting1 of 9: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 9: 5 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 9: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

9 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s1 · crew

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

How do Alan Beattie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich (2002)

80th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Rundown (2003)

Midcredits 70th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Alan Beattie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Beattie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Chesser shares the most, 4.

Composers

Producers