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Jake Scott

Jake Scott

Director, also producer · Born August 17, 1965 (61) · London, England, UK

Jake Scott is a British film director who works primarily in the field of music videos. Most of his works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA's music video subdivision Black Dog Films. He has made videos for Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Live, Blind Melon, Tori Amos, Radiohead, Lily Allen, Oasis, The Supernaturals, The Strokes, The Verve, R.E.M., U2, and George Michael. He has also directed several feature films, including "Plunkett & MacLeane" (1999) and "Welcome to the Rileys" (2010). He is the eldest son of director and RSA owner Ridley Scott, brother of Luke Scott, and half-brother of Jordan Scott.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1965 (61)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 18 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 100% in 30 days

What are Jake Scott's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th 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
24%
Survival
24%
Society
17%
Self
16%
Ideas
8%
Morality
7%
Power
5%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · 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 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jake Scott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jake Scott'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

18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Oasis Knebworth 1996(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kipchoge: The Last Milestone(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Undergods(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • American Woman(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Witkin & Witkin(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Rileys(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tooth Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Plunkett & Macleane(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tori Amos: The Complete Videos 1991–1998 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • 7 Television Commercials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Alien³(1992)

    Concept Artist

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • First Ascent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Murder at 19,000 Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Whoever Fights Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 1992 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Oasis Knebworth 1996 (2021)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Oasis Knebworth 1996 (2021)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Welcome to the Rileys (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting14 of 17: 14 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thProducing1 of 17: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s3 · crew2010s2 · 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 Jake Scott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

The Hunger (1997)

58th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Oasis Knebworth 1996 (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Jake Scott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jake Scott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ridley Scott shares the most, 3.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers