From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Loncraine is a British film and television director. Loncraine received early training in the features department of the BBC, including a season directing items for Tomorrow's World. Before his career in film, he was a sculptor and the first to create a chrome Newton's cradle. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Loncraine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 20, 1946 (80)
- Cheltenham, England
- Director, also writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Richard Loncraine's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet7
- 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 Richard Loncraine's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Loncraine'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
29 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Finding Your Feet(2017)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all filmsPlay the Devil: Making Richard III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Shakespeare on Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
5 Flights Up(2014)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Special Relationship(2010)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
My One and Only(2009)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Firewall(2006)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Wimbledon(2004)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
My House in Umbria(2003)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Gathering Storm(2002)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Band of Brothers(2001)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Richard III(1995)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Wide-Eyed and Legless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Bellman and True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Missionary(1982)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Brimstone & Treacle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Blade on the Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Secret Orchards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Vanishing Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Haunting of Julia(1977)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Oy Vay Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Radio Wonderful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Sunday Bloody Sunday(1971)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Untitled Captain Tom Moore Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1970 to 2017.
Biggest box office
Firewall (2006)
Highest rated
Richard III (1995)
Most popular right now
Firewall (2006)
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 Richard Loncraine's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 11 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 Richard Loncraine's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Richard Loncraine work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Loncraine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Timothy Spall shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Hugh WhitemoreShared titles: My House in Umbria (2003), The Gathering Storm (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Hugh Whitemore
Actors
- Timothy SpallShared titles: Finding Your Feet (2017), My House in Umbria (2003), The Missionary (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Timothy Spall
- Maggie SmithShared titles: My House in Umbria (2003), Richard III (1995), The Missionary (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Maggie Smith
- Celia ImrieShared titles: Finding Your Feet (2017), The Gathering Storm (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Celia Imrie
- Phoebe NichollsShared titles: Finding Your Feet (2017), The Missionary (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Phoebe Nicholls
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Peter HannanShared titles: The Gathering Storm (2002), The Missionary (1982), The Haunting of Julia (1977)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Hannan
- Alexandre DesplatShared titles: The Special Relationship (2010), Firewall (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandre Desplat
- Marco PontecorvoShared titles: Firewall (2006), My House in Umbria (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Marco Pontecorvo
- Humphrey DixonShared titles: Wimbledon (2004), My House in Umbria (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Humphrey Dixon
Producers
- Frank DoelgerShared titles: The Special Relationship (2010), My House in Umbria (2003), The Gathering Storm (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Doelger
- Ann WingateShared titles: The Special Relationship (2010), My House in Umbria (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Ann Wingate
- Tracey ScoffieldShared titles: The Special Relationship (2010), The Gathering Storm (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Tracey Scoffield
- Mary RichardsShared titles: Wimbledon (2004), Richard III (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Richards