Denis Cannan
Writer · Died September 25, 2011, aged 92 · Oxford, England, UK
- May 14, 1919
- September 25, 2011 (aged 92)
- Oxford, England, UK
- Writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Denis Cannan's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Tragic2
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 Denis Cannan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Denis Cannan'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
17 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
By George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Home-Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Tales of the Unexpected(1979)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
One Day at a Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Mayerling(1968)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Benefit of the Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
A High Wind in Jamaica(1965)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all filmsThursday Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Tamahine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Sammy Going South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Why Bother to Knock!(1961)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Beggar's Opera(1953)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1953 to 1982.
Biggest box office
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Highest rated
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Most popular right now
Mayerling (1968)
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 Denis Cannan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Who does Denis Cannan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Denis Cannan's MovieCove titles; Terence Young shares the most, 2.
- Terence YoungShared titles: Mayerling (1968), The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Terence Young
- Marcel HellmanShared titles: Mayerling (1968), The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Marcel Hellman