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Jonathan Cavendish

Jonathan Cavendish

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Jonathan Stewart Cavendish (born 4 February 1959) is a British independent film producer. He is notable for his work on Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Breathe (2017) and the Bridget Jones films. He is a member of the Cavendish family.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Cavendish, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Jonathan Cavendish's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th 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
Self
33%
Bonds
29%
Survival
16%
Morality
8%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · 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 8 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
11
Dread
6
Hopeful
6
Bittersweet
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Jonathan Cavendish's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Cavendish'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

37 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • Animal Farm(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Brilliant Minds(2024)

    Show 33 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Next Goal Wins(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • No One Gets Out Alive(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Death and Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Breathe(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Ritual(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fungus the Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • All Good Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • My Last Five Girlfriends(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bernard and Doris(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Whiskey Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Trauma(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Marie and Bruce(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Tricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Gangster No. 1(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ordinary Decent Criminal(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Croupier(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • St. Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Nothing Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Moondance(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Hanging Gale(1995)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • A Man of No Importance(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Into the West(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • The Giant's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Last House on Needless Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Monster Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles, 32 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

$282M worldwide

Highest rated

Breathe (2017)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Brilliant Minds (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing35 of 36: 35 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s7 · 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

4 major nominations and no wins, 1996–2009.

  1. 2009
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  3. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  4. 1996
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial

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 Jonathan Cavendish's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Animal Farm (2025)

80th percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Breathe (2017)

Midcredits 86th · 78% liked

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 Jonathan Cavendish's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles23–84 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles14–56 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles25–82 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles32–71 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles12–84 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jonathan Cavendish work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Cavendish's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Serkis shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles