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Iain Morris

Iain Morris

Producer, writer and director · Born August 6, 1973 (53) · Woking, Surrey, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Iain Kevan Morris (born 6 August 1973) is an English writer. He is best known for creating the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners alongside his writing partner Damon Beesley, and co-hosting a show on London radio station XFM with stand-up comic Jimmy Carr. He featured in two episodes of cult spoof programme Look Around You, as well as on Carr's second live DVD, as a panellist on a feature named Comedy Idol. Other writing credits include two episodes of HBO's Flight of the Conchords, the BBC football sitcom The First Team (2020), and the screenplay for Taika Waititi's sports comedy Next Goal Wins (2023).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1973 (53)
From
Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Producer, writer and director
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 24 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Iain Morris' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
27%
Survival
9%
Ideas
7%
Morality
4%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Joyful
5
Hopeful
2
Romantic
2
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5

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 Iain Morris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Iain Morris' 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

24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • My Oxford Year(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Time Bandits(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Duelling Second

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Next Goal Wins(2023)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Murderville(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The First Team(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Consulting Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Festival(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Ill Behaviour(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • White Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Inbetweeners 2(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy Carr: Being Funny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • The Inbetweeners(2011)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Four Lions(2010)

    Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Persuasionists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Zebra's Striber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Free Agents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Jimmy Carr: In Concert(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Inbetweeners(2008)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Angelo's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Flight of the Conchords(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Jimmy Carr: Stand Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Look Around You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as ROPRA Employee · as Sports Teacher

  • Meet Ricky Gervais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Untitled The Inbetweeners Reunion Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Inbetweeners (2011)

$89M worldwide

Highest rated

Jimmy Carr: In Concert (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

My Oxford Year (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 24: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting8 of 24: 4 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thWriting10 of 24: 4 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing14 of 24: 9 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew3 of 24: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

24 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s9 · crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 5 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

6 major nominations and no wins, 2008–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
  2. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Writer
  3. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Situation Comedy
  4. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Situation Comedy
  5. 2008
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series

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 Iain Morris' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 14 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Time Bandits (2024)

65th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 5 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 Iain Morris' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles11–42 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles21–74 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles46–94 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles38–74 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles15–22 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian 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 Iain Morris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Iain Morris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Damon Beesley shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers