- September 14, 1952 (74)
- Toronto, Canada
- Writer, director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Martyn Burke's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Martyn Burke's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Martyn Burke'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Under Fire: Journalists in Combat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Avenging Angelo(2002)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Animal Farm(1999)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Pentagon Wars(1998)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Second Civil War(1997)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Sugartime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Witnesses: The Untold War in Afghanistan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Top Secret!(1984)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The KGB Connections: An Investigation into Soviet Operations in North America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Last Chase(1981)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Power Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Clown Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Carnivals(1973)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1973 to 2011.
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 Martyn Burke's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of the 7 of 8 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Martyn Burke's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Martyn Burke work with?
People who share at least 2 of Martyn Burke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Touliatos shares the most, 2.
Actors
- George TouliatosShared titles: Avenging Angelo (2002), The Last Chase (1981)See all 2 shared titles with George Touliatos
- Kelsey GrammerShared titles: Animal Farm (1999), The Pentagon Wars (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Kelsey Grammer
Cinematographers
- Ousama RawiShared titles: Avenging Angelo (2002), Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Ousama Rawi
