Nick Love (born 24 December 1969) is an English film director and writer. His credits include the films The Football Factory, The Business, Goodbye Charlie Bright, Outlaw, The Sweeney, and a 2009 remake of football hooliganism drama The Firm. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was brought up on a large council estate in south London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Love, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 24, 1969 (56)
- London, England, UK
- Writer, director and producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Nick Love's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 0 · Earnest 18
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 11
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 12
Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2
Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet10
- Ambiguous5
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 Nick Love's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- The Business (2005) · director, writer · free
- The Sweeney (2012) · director, writer · free
- The Firm (2009) · director, writer · free
- Kill Command (2016) · producer · free
- Outlaw (2007) · director, writer · free
- American Hero (2015) · director, writer · free
- Hammer of the Gods (2013) · producer · free
- A Night in the Woods (2011) · producer · free
- Magnolia Selects, show their 3 titles on Magnolia Selects
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their 3 titles on Warriors & Gangsters
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their 2 titles on Monsters and Nightmares
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Nick Love'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
27 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Animol(2026)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Ali G: Who Iz I?(2026)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Marching Powder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
A Town Called Malice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Kill Command(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
American Hero(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Squad(2015)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Monsters: Dark Continent(2014)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Hammer of the Gods(2013)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
All Stars(2013)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Sweeney(2012)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
A Night in the Woods(2011)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Monsters(2010)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Firm(2009)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Bronson(2008)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Faintheart(2008)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Children(2008)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Killing Gene(2007)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Outlaw(2007)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Business(2005)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Football Factory(2004)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Falling Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Goodbye Charlie Bright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Escort(1999)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
If... Dog... Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1995 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Sweeney (2012)
Highest rated
Bronson (2008)
Most popular right now
Monsters (2010)
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 Nick Love's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 17 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 Nick Love's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most 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 Nick Love work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nick Love's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allan Niblo shares the most, 15.
Directors
- Tom ShanklandShared titles: The Children (2008), The Killing Gene (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Shankland
Writers
- John HodgeShared titles: The Squad (2015), The Sweeney (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Hodge
Actors
- Danny DyerShared titles: Outlaw (2007), The Business (2005), The Football Factory (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Dyer
- Ashley WaltersShared titles: Animol (2026), All Stars (2013), The Killing Gene (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Ashley Walters
- Scoot McNairyShared titles: Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), A Night in the Woods (2011), Monsters (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Scoot McNairy
- Paul AndersonShared titles: The Sweeney (2012), The Firm (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Anderson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Simon DennisShared titles: Kill Command (2016), American Hero (2015), The Sweeney (2012), A Night in the Woods (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Simon Dennis
- Stuart GazzardShared titles: The Firm (2009), Outlaw (2007), The Business (2005), The Football Factory (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Stuart Gazzard
- Eva AbrahamShared titles: American Hero (2015), All Stars (2013), A Night in the Woods (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Eva Abraham
- Stephen HiltonShared titles: Kill Command (2016), The Children (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Hilton
Producers
- Allan NibloShared titles: Kill Command (2016), The Squad (2015), Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), All Stars (2013), The Sweeney (2012), A Night in the Woods (2011), Monsters (2010), The Firm (2009), Bronson (2008), Faintheart (2008), The Children (2008), Outlaw (2007) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Allan Niblo
- James RichardsonShared titles: Kill Command (2016), The Squad (2015), Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), All Stars (2013), The Sweeney (2012), A Night in the Woods (2011), Monsters (2010), The Firm (2009), Bronson (2008), Faintheart (2008), The Children (2008), Outlaw (2007) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with James Richardson
- Rupert PrestonShared titles: Kill Command (2016), Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), All Stars (2013), The Sweeney (2012), Monsters (2010), The Firm (2009), Bronson (2008), Faintheart (2008), The Children (2008), Outlaw (2007), The Killing Gene (2007), The Business (2005) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Rupert Preston
- Rob MorganShared titles: Bronson (2008), Faintheart (2008), The Children (2008), Outlaw (2007), The Killing Gene (2007), The Business (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Rob Morgan
Mixed roles
- Gareth EdwardsShared titles: Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), Monsters (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Gareth Edwards
