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Angus MacPhail

Angus MacPhail

Writer · Died April 22, 1962, aged 59 · London, England

Born
April 8, 1903
Died
April 22, 1962 (aged 59)
From
London, England
Works as
Writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 68 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 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Angus MacPhail's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
34%
Bonds
21%
Power
13%
Society
11%
Survival
8%
Self
7%
Ideas
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 6 · 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 7 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
5
Melancholic
5
Warm
5
Dread
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Cyclical1

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 Angus MacPhail's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Angus MacPhail'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

68 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Whisky Galore(2016)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Man(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · Screenplay

  • Whisky Galore!(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Train of Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • Saraband(1948)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • It Always Rains on Sunday(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Frieda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • The Loves of Joanna Godden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Adaptation

  • The Captive Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • Spellbound(1945)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dead of Night(1945)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fiddlers Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Champagne Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • The Halfway House(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Aventure Malgache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Writer

  • Bon Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • My Learned Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • Went the Day Well?(1942)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Goose Steps Out(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Foreman Went to France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • The Next of Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

  • The Black Sheep of Whitehall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • The Big Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Go to Blazes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

  • The Ghost of St. Michael's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Writer

  • Three Cockeyed Sailors(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Saloon Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Writer

  • Busman's Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Let George Do It! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Return to Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Writer

  • The Secret Four(1939)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Trouble Brewing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • A Yank at Oxford(1938)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • Marry Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer

  • Love on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • The Faithful Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Scenario Writer

  • White Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer

  • The Frightened Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer

  • Lord Babs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer

  • Who Killed Doc Robin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Story

  • Sunshine Susie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay

  • Michael and Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • The Calendar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Hindle Wakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • My Old China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Script

  • The Man They Couldn't Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • A Night in Montmartre(1931)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • The Sport of Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Bull Rushes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay

  • Aroma of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Hot Heir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Story

  • Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • A Warm Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Scenario Writer · Writer

  • Symphony in Two Flats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • The Second Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Dialogue

  • The Crooked Billet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Screenplay

  • Their Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • The Wrecker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Screenplay

  • The City of Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • The Return of the Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Screenplay

  • A South Sea Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Scenario Writer

  • Balaclava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Scenario Writer

  • A Light Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • One of the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Scenario Writer

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles from 1927 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Whisky Galore (2016)

$660K worldwide

Highest rated

Spellbound (1945)

Midcredits 94th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing66 of 67: 66 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew1 of 67: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s8 · crew1930s29 · crew1940s27 · crew1950s2 · crew2010s1 · 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 Angus MacPhail's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most loved · writer

Spellbound (1945)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 14 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 Angus MacPhail's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 44 · 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 Angus MacPhail work with?

People who share at least 2 of Angus MacPhail's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Balcon shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles