- Producer and writer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Paul Smith's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3
Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 6
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic3
- 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 Paul Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BFI Player, show their 2 titles on BFI Player
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- ViX, show their 2 titles on ViX
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Paul 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
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Centurion(2010)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Descent: Part 2(2009)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Separate Lies(2005)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Descent(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Dirty Pretty Things(2002)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Across their 7 MovieCove titles from 1991 to 2010.
How do Paul Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 6 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 Paul Smith's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Paul Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian Colson shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Neil MarshallShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Neil Marshall
Actors
- Natalie MendozaShared titles: The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Natalie Mendoza
- Saskia MulderShared titles: The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Saskia Mulder
- Shauna MacdonaldShared titles: The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Shauna Macdonald
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Sam McCurdyShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Sam McCurdy
- David JulyanShared titles: The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with David Julyan
- Jon HarrisShared titles: The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Harris
Producers
- Christian ColsonShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Scouting Book for Boys (2009), Separate Lies (2005), The Descent (2005)See all 5 shared titles with Christian Colson
- Ivana MacKinnonShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Scouting Book for Boys (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Ivana MacKinnon
- Diarmuid McKeownShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Scouting Book for Boys (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Diarmuid McKeown
- Cameron McCrackenShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Cameron McCracken