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Richard Middleton

Richard Middleton

Producer, also writer

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Richard Middleton's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
27%
Self
22%
Power
13%
Survival
13%
Morality
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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 6 · Some laughs 5 · 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 2

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
5
Warm
5
Dread
4
Joyful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Richard Middleton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Middleton'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

32 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice(2026)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pachinko(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • ZeroZeroZero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Barkskins(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • My Dinner with Hervé(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The 5th Wave(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Fathers & Daughters(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Soaked in Bleach(2015)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Artist(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Jonah Hex(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • I Love You Phillip Morris(2009)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen One(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Degrassi Goes Hollywood(2009)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Love and the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Line Producer

  • Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control(2008)

    Line Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Last Word(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Big Stan(2007)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Revenge(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Tarantino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Take Tarantino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Bonneville(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Elder Son(2006)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dirty(2005)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Shadowboxing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Drop Dead Sexy(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • This Girl's Life(2003)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Three Way(2004)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • May(2002)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Kiss the Bride(2002)

    Co-Producer · Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Revenge (2007)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Soaked in Bleach (2015)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 27: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 27: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing25 of 27: 19 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew6 of 27: 1 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

27 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s15 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · 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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2019–2023.

  1. 2023
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · International
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Richard Middleton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

The Elder Son (2006)

80th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Artist (2011)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 40/100 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 Richard Middleton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles31–65 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Middleton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Middleton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Hillary shares the most, 5.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles