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Adrian Brunel

Adrian Brunel

Director and writer, also producer · Died February 18, 1958, aged 65 · Brighton, East Sussex, England

Born
September 4, 1892
Died
February 18, 1958 (aged 65)
From
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Adrian Brunel's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Self
19%
Ideas
19%
Power
13%
Bonds
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Adrian Brunel's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adrian Brunel'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

46 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spitfire(1942)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Dialogue

  • The Girl Who Forgot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Food for Thought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Salvage with a Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director · Writer

  • The Lion Has Wings(1939)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Rebel Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel(1937)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Love at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Prison Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Invader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Variety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cross Currents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Screenplay

  • City of Beautiful Nonsense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • When London Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Badger’s Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Follow the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Writer

  • Dassan: An Adventure in Search of Laughter Featuring Nature's Greatest Little Comedians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • The Crooked Billet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Elstree Calling(1930)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tembi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • Bolibar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Vortex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Constant Nymph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • A Light Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director · Writer

  • Land of Hope and Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • Blighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Cut It Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • The Blackguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Topical Bonzette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • Bonzo No. 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • Bonzo Plus Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • Bonzo R.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • Circus Bonzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • So This Is Jollygood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Scout's Good Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • Typical Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Actor

  • Crossing the Great Sagrada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Actor

  • Sheer Trickery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Writer

  • Pathetic Gazette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The Man Without Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as The Editor

  • Yes We Have No — ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • The Bump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Producer · Scenario Writer

  • Bookworms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • The Face at the Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1920 to 1942.

Highest rated

The Lion Has Wings (1939)

Midcredits 33rd

Most popular right now

Elstree Calling (1930)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 46: 0 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting31 of 46: 15 only directing, 16 with another roleWriting25 of 46: 11 only writing, 14 with another roleProducing1 of 46: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing4 of 46: 3 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 46: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

46 titles, 16 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1920s26 · 4 acting · 26 crew1930s15 · crew1940s5 · crew

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

How do Adrian Brunel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director, writer

The Lion Has Wings (1939)

Midcredits 33rd · 29% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 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 Adrian Brunel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adrian Brunel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Bushell shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers