- Composer
- 23 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Known for
What are Simon Russell's films like?
Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6
Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous12
- Cyclical1
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 Simon Russell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Simon Russell'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
34 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.
One in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Taylor(2025)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Spacey Unmasked(2024)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
F@ck This Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Secrets of the Salisbury Poisonings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Battle for Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Undercover: Inside China's Digital Gulag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Joanna Lumley's India(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
A Film for Northern Uganda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
We Are Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Alps Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Ancient X-Files(2010)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Afghan Star(2009)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The 9/11 Faker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Vampire Diary(2006)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Animal Cops: Houston(2003)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Panorama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1953 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Afghan Star (2009)
Highest rated
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Most popular right now
Animal Cops: Houston (2003)
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
Won a BAFTA Award in 2024, Original Music, Factual.
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 Simon Russell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the sound and music 36/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Simon Russell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Simon Russell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Lerner shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Waldemar JanuszczakShared titles: Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism (2024), Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017), The Renaissance Unchained (2016), Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness (2014), The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Waldemar Januszczak
- Havana MarkingShared titles: Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? (2022), Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Cyber Attacks (2016), Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013), Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013), Afghan Star (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Havana Marking
- James BluemelShared titles: Once Upon a Time in Space (2025), Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)See all 2 shared titles with James Bluemel
- Erica GornallShared titles: Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods (2024), Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Erica Gornall
Editors
- Kirsi PyyShared titles: Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017), The Renaissance Unchained (2016), The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kirsi Pyy
- Adam FinchShared titles: Once Upon a Time in Space (2025), Ancient X-Files (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Finch
- Anna PriceShared titles: Once Upon a Time in Space (2025), Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Price
- Bjorn JohnsonShared titles: Once Upon a Time in Space (2025), Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Bjorn Johnson
Producers
- Mike LernerShared titles: Spacey Unmasked (2024), Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? (2022), Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Cyber Attacks (2016), Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013), Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013), Afghan Star (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Mike Lerner
- Lidia CiszewskaShared titles: Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017), The Renaissance Unchained (2016), Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness (2014), The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Lidia Ciszewska
- Peter GrimsdaleShared titles: Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017), The Renaissance Unchained (2016), The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Grimsdale
- Vicky MitchellShared titles: Once Upon a Time in Space (2025), Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Vicky Mitchell