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Nick Broomfield

Nick Broomfield

Director, producer, writer and editor, also actor · Born January 30, 1948 (78) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nicholas "Nick" Broomfield (born 1948) is an English documentary film-maker. He is the son of Maurice Broomfield, a photographer. Broomfield works with a minimal crew, just himself and one or two camera operators, which gives his documentaries a particular style. Broomfield is often in shot holding the sound boom. Broomfield was awarded the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Documentary, and was given honorary doctorates from Essex and Surrey University. He was awarded the Californian State Bar Award for his contribution to Legal Reform and is a founder member of the Morecambe Bay Victims Fund. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Broomfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 30, 1948 (78)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor, also actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 49% in 30 days

What are Nick Broomfield's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
24%
Morality
21%
Society
20%
Power
15%
Self
10%
Ideas
6%
Bonds
4%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAddiction2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · 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 10 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
7
Cold
5
Dread
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Nick Broomfield's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nick Broomfield'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

38 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Stones and Brian Jones(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self - Narrator and interviewer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie & Tupac(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • My Father and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Whitney: Can I Be Me(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · as Himself

  • Tales of the Grim Sleeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Sex: My British Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · as Self

  • A Time Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Battle for Haditha(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • His Big White Self (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · as Self

  • Snuff-Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nick Broomfield, interviewer

  • History Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer(2003)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Biggie & Tupac(2002)

    Director · Producer · as himself

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kurt & Courtney(1998)

    Director · Producer · Sound · as Self - Interviewer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fetishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Himself

  • Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam(1995)

    Director · Producer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Tracking Down Maggie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer(1992)

    Director · Producer · Sound · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Too White for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer · as Himself

  • Monster in a Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Leader, His Driver, and the Driver's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · as Self

  • Dark Obsession(1989)

    Director · Idea

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Juvenile Liaison 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Driving Me Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Sound Recordist

  • Lily Tomlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Chicken Ranch(1982)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Soldier Girls(1981)

    Director · Editor · Sound Recordist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tattooed Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Marriage Guidance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Juvenile Liaison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Editor · Producer

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

    Director

  • Behind the Rent Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Editor · as Self (voice)

  • Proud to Be British (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Who Cares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1971 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)

$3.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)

Film career

  • 2005Screen debut· Snuff-Movie

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 38: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting37 of 38: 17 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting9 of 38: 0 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing13 of 38: 0 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thCinematography1 of 38: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing4 of 38: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew5 of 38: 0 only other crew, 5 with another role

38 titles, 20 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1970s7 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew2000s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · 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

a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 1982–2007.

WinNomination
  1. 2007
    • Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Dramatic
  2. 1993
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  3. 1992
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  4. 1987
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  5. 1982
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Sundance award, won · Documentary

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 Nick Broomfield's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

Dark Obsession (1989)

59th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

Midcredits 82nd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 13 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 Nick Broomfield work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nick Broomfield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marc Hoeferlin shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles