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Michael Riley

Michael Riley

Producer · Born July 15, 1966 (60) · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Michael Riley is a British award-winning film producer and CEO of Bristol and London-based production company Sterling Pictures.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1966 (60)
From
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Michael Riley's films like?

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

Genres

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
9
Dread
8
Absurd
3
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Michael Riley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael 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

19 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Frankenstein: Legacy(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Can You Hear Me?(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • My Policeman(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Sideshow(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • The Convent(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Crowhurst(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Chosen(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Scar Tissue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Soulmate(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • The Seasoning House(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • French Film(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Sugarhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Outlanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Vampire Diary(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Lava(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Loop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Hard Men(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1997 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing10 of 10: 10 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s3 · 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.

How do Michael Riley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

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.

Who does Michael Riley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Riley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Grahame Fox shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles