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Jack Rosenthal

Writer, also producer · Died May 29, 2004, aged 72 · Cheetham Hill, Manchester, UK

Born
September 8, 1931
Died
May 29, 2004 (aged 72)
From
Cheetham Hill, Manchester, UK
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 59 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 83% in 30 days

What are Jack Rosenthal's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
40%
Self
28%
Power
16%
Society
8%
Ideas
8%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · 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 5 · Engaged 1 · 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

Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jack Rosenthal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Rosenthal'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

59 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • Lucky Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Captain Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Cold Enough for Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Interview Day(1996)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Wide-Eyed and Legless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Bye Bye Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • About Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • And a Nightingale Sang(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Day To Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • London's Burning(1988)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • London's Burning: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • The Fools on the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Mrs Capper's Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • The Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Script Editor

  • Yentl(1983)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Those Glory Glory Days(1983)

    Script Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Secrets(1983)

    Script Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Script Editor

  • Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Story

  • Kipperbang(1982)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Continental Divide(1981)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Knowledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Spend Spend Spend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • Spaghetti Two-Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • The Velvet Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Hindle Wakes(1976)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Laurence Olivier Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Bar Mitzvah Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • The Duchess of Duke Street(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Well Thank You, Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • The Five Pound Orange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • Red Letter Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 7 episodes · Writer

  • Sadie, It's Cold Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • The Evacuees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • Nightingale's Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Village Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Seven Faces of Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Hot Fat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • The Lovers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • The Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show Creator

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Dustbinmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Compensation Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • The Night Before The Morning After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Friday Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Comedy Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1956 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Yentl (1983)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Kipperbang (1982)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Yentl (1983)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing55 of 59: 54 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thProducing1 of 59: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 59: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s10 · crew1970s22 · crew1980s18 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s3 · 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 Jack Rosenthal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Secrets (1983)

53rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 53/100 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.

Who does Jack Rosenthal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Rosenthal's MovieCove titles; Michael Apted shares the most, 2.