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Andy Riley

Andy Riley

Writer and producer · Born April 27, 1970 (56) · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Andy Riley is an English scriptwriter, cartoonist and children’s author.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 27, 1970 (56)
From
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Andy Riley's films like?

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

Genres

Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd 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
Bonds
50%
Self
33%
Society
11%
Morality
4%
Power
2%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · 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 1 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Absurd
7
Warm
7
Thrilling
2
Manic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

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 Andy Riley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andy Riley'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

26 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Down Cemetery Road(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • One Hit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Seize Them! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Brown and Friends(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Ron's Gone Wrong(2021)

    Additional Writing

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Year of the Rabbit(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Gnomes(2018)

    Characters · Story

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tracey Breaks the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • The Boy in the Dress(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Gangsta Granny(2013)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Big Bad World(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · Consulting Producer · Supervising Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Gnomeo & Juliet(2011)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Great Outdoors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Slacker Cats(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Katy Brand's Big Ass Show(2007)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Hyperdrive(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Pastie Lord

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe(2002)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Armando Iannucci Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

  • Black Books(2000)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hooves of Fire(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Big Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Multi-Coloured Saturdays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • The Saturday Night Armistice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

$194M worldwide

Highest rated

Hooves of Fire (1998)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 22: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting20 of 22: 15 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing3 of 22: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 22: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 22: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

22 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s9 · crew2020s5 · 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 Andy Riley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Katy Brand's Big Ass Show (2007)

93rd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Black Books (2000)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 8 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 Andy Riley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles10–33 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles21–50 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all 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 Andy Riley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andy Riley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Cecil shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles