Niall Johnson (born 1964) is an English screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his 2005 comedy film Keeping Mum. Description above from the Wikipedia article Niall Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
- Director, writer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Niall Johnson's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Niall Johnson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Niall Johnson'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
12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Moustakas Sisters Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Legend Has It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
DarkGame(2024)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Another Day of Life(2018)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Stolen(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Acres and Acres(2016)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Keeping Mum(2005)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
White Noise(2005)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Ghost of Greville Lodge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Big Swap(1998)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all filmsThe Lost City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Humanoid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.
Biggest box office
White Noise (2005)
Highest rated
Another Day of Life (2018)
Most popular right now
White Noise (2005)
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 Niall Johnson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 7 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 Niall Johnson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Niall Johnson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Niall Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emilia Fox shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Emilia FoxShared titles: Acres and Acres (2016), Keeping Mum (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Emilia Fox
Editors
- David ThrasherShared titles: The Stolen (2017), The Big Swap (1998)See all 2 shared titles with David Thrasher
- Robin SalesShared titles: Acres and Acres (2016), Keeping Mum (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Sales
Producers
- Julia PalauShared titles: The Stolen (2017), Keeping Mum (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Julia Palau