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Paul Cox

Paul Cox

Director, writer, producer, actor, cinematographer and editor · Died June 18, 2016, aged 76 · Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands

Paulus Henrique Benedictus Cox, known as Paul Cox, was a Dutch-Australian filmmaker who has been recognized as "Australia's most prolific film auteur".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1940
Died
June 18, 2016 (aged 76)
From
Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
Works as
Director, writer, producer, actor, cinematographer and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 31 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 29% in 30 days

What are Paul Cox's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
20%
Society
16%
Power
13%
Morality
13%
Ideas
13%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Warm
1
Tense
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 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 Paul Cox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Cox'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

31 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Force of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • To Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Priest

  • Salvation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Remarkable Mr. Kaye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · as Self - Narrator

  • Human Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Innocence(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Molokai(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Lust and Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as New Age Customer

  • Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Touch Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Careful(1992)

    as Count Knotkers

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Nun and the Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • A Woman's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Golden Braid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Writer

  • Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Vincent(1987)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Cactus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • My First Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer · Scenario Writer · Screenplay

  • Where the Green Ants Dream(1984)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Man of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • Lonely Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Kingdom of Nek Chand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Apostasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Kostas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Inside Looking Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • We Are All Alone My Dear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Illuminations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Calcutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Skindeep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Time Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1966 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Innocence (2000)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

Innocence (2000)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Molokai (1999)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 31: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting27 of 31: 14 only directing, 13 with another roleWriting13 of 31: 0 only writing, 13 with another roleProducing7 of 31: 0 only producing, 7 with another roleCinematography3 of 31: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing3 of 31: 0 only editing, 3 with another role

31 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew1980s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew1990s8 · 2 acting · 7 crew2000s5 · crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

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

How do Paul Cox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5

Most divisive · director, writer, cinematographer, editor

Vincent (1987)

53rd percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, cinematographer, editor

Vincent (1987)

Midcredits 82nd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 40/100 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 Paul Cox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Cox's MovieCove titles; Paul Grabowsky shares the most, 2.