Alan Hackney
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Alan Hackney's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Cyclical1
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 Alan Hackney's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Alan Hackney'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
16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Heartland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Ropers(1979)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all showsCottage to Let (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Going Dutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Go for a Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Die diebischen Zwillinge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Arabella(1967)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Quiet Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
You Must Be Joking!(1965)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Operation Snatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Sword of Sherwood Forest(1960)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Watch Your Stern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Two Way Stretch(1960)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
I'm All Right Jack(1959)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Private's Progress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1956 to 1979.
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 Alan Hackney's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 42/100 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 Alan Hackney work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alan Hackney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terry-Thomas shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Terry-ThomasShared titles: Arabella (1967), You Must Be Joking! (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Terry-Thomas
- Bernard CribbinsShared titles: You Must Be Joking! (1965), Two Way Stretch (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Cribbins
- Lionel JeffriesShared titles: You Must Be Joking! (1965), Two Way Stretch (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Lionel Jeffries
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteShared titles: You Must Be Joking! (1965), Two Way Stretch (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Wilfrid Hyde-White
