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Martin R. Smith

Producer and director

Martin R. Smith is a producer and director known for Classic Albums (1997), Arch Enemy: Live Apocalypse (2006) and Brave (1994).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 39 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 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Martin R. Smith's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
40%
Ideas
35%
Bonds
11%
Self
11%
Power
2%
Art7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · 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 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
5
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
3
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Rousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Martin R. Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Martin R. Smith'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

39 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Beatles: Get Back(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kylie at 50: Especially for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer

  • Jeff Beck: Still on the Run(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Jam: About the Young Idea(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Who: The Making of Tommy(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer

  • Classic Albums: Rush - 2112 & Moving Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer

  • Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Classic Albums: Duran Duran - Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Arch Enemy - Live Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer

  • Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Classic Albums: Motörhead - Ace of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Alison Moyet: One Blue Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • James Brown: Soul Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Line Producer

  • Pink Floyd: The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Classic Albums: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Classic Albums: Judas Priest - British Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Production Manager

  • Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Line Producer

  • Classic Albums(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Spike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • The Beatles Anthology(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Cliff Richard: The Hitlist Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Blur: Starshaped(1993)

    Camera Operator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The John Lennon Video Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Big Country - Without The Aid Of A Safety Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Associate Producer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1992 to 2022.

Highest rated

The Beatles: Get Back (2021)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 37: 2 only directing, 7 with another roleProducing34 of 37: 26 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score95thOther crew2 of 37: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

37 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s9 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s1 · 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 Martin R. Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni (2009)

83rd percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Beatles: Get Back (2021)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 4 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 Martin R. Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martin R. Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Longfellow shares the most, 5.

Directors

Producers