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Lee Phillips

Lee Phillips

Director, producer and cinematographer · Born July 7, 1974 (52) · Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK

2 BAFTA Awards

Lee Phillips is a double BAFTA winning documentary filmmaker from the UK. He is known for the multi award-winning 'Beyond the Clouds' (1999), the BAFTA, RTS, NTA and Bulldog nominated prison series 'Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury' (2013) and the acclaimed BAFTA winning series 'How to Start Your Own Country' (2005) for the BBC.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 7, 1974 (52)
From
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
Works as
Director, producer and cinematographer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Lee Phillips' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
43%
Survival
21%
Morality
14%
Society
10%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
4%
Oppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • 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 Lee Phillips' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lee Phillips' 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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Behind Bars: Sex, Bribes and Murder(2025)

    Show Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Six Schizophrenic Brothers(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer · as Self - interviewer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Kathy Burke: Money Talks(2021)

    Show Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Accused: Guilty or Innocent?(2020)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Life After Lock-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Upstate Purgatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth(2016)

    Show Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dawn ... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer · as Self (voice)

  • How to Start Your Own Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Beyond the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1999 to 2024.

Highest rated

Six Schizophrenic Brothers (2024)

Midcredits 53rd

Most popular right now

Accused: Guilty or Innocent? (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 6: 3 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 6: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 6: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 6: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 6: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

2 BAFTA Awards from 3 major nominations, 2006–2014.

WinNomination
  1. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director: Factual
  2. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Break-Through Talent
    • BAFTA Award, won · New Media Developer

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.

Who does Lee Phillips work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lee Phillips' MovieCove titles; Rick Aplin shares the most, 2.