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Matthew Jacobs

Matthew Jacobs

Writer, actor, director and producer · Died July 1, 1956 · London, England, UK

Matthew Jacobs (born 1 July 1956) is a British screenwriter, director and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Jacobs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Died
July 1, 1956
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Writer, actor, director and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 3% in 30 days

What are Matthew Jacobs' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
41%
Bonds
23%
Survival
17%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Morality
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · 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 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Joyful
5
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Matthew Jacobs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Jacobs' 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

40 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Doctor Who Am I(2022)

    Director · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Traveling Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Arthur

  • Vice(2018)

    as Antonin Scalia

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Unforgiven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • The Hurdy Gurdy Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer · as Narrator (voice)

  • State of Modern Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Josh

  • Frankenstein(2015)

    as Dr. Marcus

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lady of Csejte(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Your Good Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Jules

  • Bar America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Harry

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Boxing Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Nick

  • Mr. Nice(2010)

    as Eddie Laxton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Kreutzer Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Driver

  • Mr. St. Nick(2002)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's New Groove(2000)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Mothertime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Movie(1996)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Lassie(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Hallelujah Anyhow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • Somewhere to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Monster Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Paperhouse(1988)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Smart Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Lorca and the Outlaws(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Ninja Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • John, Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • By Common Consent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Wulf

  • Lear Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gloucester

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1975 to 2022.

Biggest box office

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

$170M worldwide

Highest rated

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 40: 9 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting6 of 40: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting28 of 40: 22 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing5 of 40: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleEditing2 of 40: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

40 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s10 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s11 · 8 acting · 6 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 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 Matthew Jacobs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

Lady of Csejte (2015)

73rd percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 10 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.

Is Matthew Jacobs' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matthew Jacobs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Jacobs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bernard Rose shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Mixed roles