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Mick Jackson

Mick Jackson

Director and producer · Born October 4, 1943 (83) · Aveley, Essex, England, UK

Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943) is an English film director and television producer best known for the 1984 BAFTA Award-winning television film Threads. He is also known for directing projects such as the comedy L.A. Story (1991), the romance drama The Bodyguard (1992), the HBO film Temple Grandin (2010), and the drama Denial (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mick Jackson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1943 (83)
From
Aveley, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 30 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Mick Jackson's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
26%
Bonds
26%
Self
21%
Survival
16%
Ideas
7%
Power
2%
Society
2%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
5
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
3
Romantic
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 Mick Jackson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mick Jackson'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

30 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Denial(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Temple Grandin(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Memory Keeper's Daughter(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Covert One: The Hades Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Covert One: The Hades Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • In Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Jack & Bobby(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Handler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Live from Baghdad(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Tuesdays with Morrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Strange World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Volcano(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Indictment: The McMartin Trial(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Clean Slate(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Bodyguard(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Story(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Chattahoochee(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Very British Coup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Life Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Double Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Threads(1984)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Guide to Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Q.E.D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Real Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer

  • How to Pick Up Girls!(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Ascent of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1973 to 2016.

Biggest box office

The Bodyguard (1992)

$411M worldwide

Highest rated

Temple Grandin (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Bodyguard (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing30 of 30: 27 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting1 of 30: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 30: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

30 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s2 · 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.

How do Mick Jackson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Jack & Bobby (2004)

66th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Temple Grandin (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 13 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.

Is Mick Jackson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–42 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles26–68 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles26–38 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles46–80 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Mick Jackson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mick Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Dunn shares the most, 5.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers