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R.C. Sherriff

Writer · Died November 13, 1975, aged 79 · Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Born
June 6, 1896
Died
November 13, 1975 (aged 79)
From
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 28 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 39 days to Oct 28

What are R.C. Sherriff's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Morality
31%
Society
16%
Survival
14%
Bonds
14%
Self
12%
Ideas
9%
Power
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 8

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 0

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 7 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
8
Melancholic
6
Bittersweet
5
Hopeful
7
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic5
  • 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 R.C. Sherriff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for R.C. Sherriff'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

28 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Journey's End(2017)

    Novel · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Journey's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Aces High(1976)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Storm Over the Nile(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Dam Busters(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Night My Number Came Up(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Home at Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Theatre Play

  • No Highway in the Sky(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Trio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • Badger's Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Original Story

  • Quartet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Writer

  • Odd Man Out(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Stand by for Action(1942)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • This Above All(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • That Hamilton Woman(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • They Met in Bombay(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Four Feathers(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Road Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Dracula's Daughter(1936)

    Writers' Assistant

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bride of Frankenstein(1935)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • One More River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Badger’s Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Original Story

  • The Invisible Man(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Old Dark House(1932)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Journey's End(1930)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Toilers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1919 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Journey's End (2017)

$971K worldwide

Highest rated

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Invisible Man (1933)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing25 of 25: 25 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score84th

By decade

1910s1 · crew1930s9 · crew1940s7 · crew1950s6 · crew1980s1 · crew2010s1 · 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 R.C. Sherriff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 19 titles divides audiences: 13 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · writer

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 19 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 R.C. Sherriff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles23–45 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles1–20 · median 9 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles1–46 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles31–54 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles24–57 · median 39 · moderatenear 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 R.C. Sherriff work with?

People who share at least 2 of R.C. Sherriff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Whale shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles