Iain Softley

What are Iain Softley's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

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 Iain Softley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) · director, producer · free
  • Hackers (1995) · director, producer · free
• AMC+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Trap for Cinderella (2013) · director, writer
• BritBox1 title
  • The Outcast (2015) · director
• Crunchyroll1 title
  • The Outcast (2015) · director
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Shepherd (2023) · director, writer
• MGM+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Hackers (1995) · director, producer
• Peacock1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) · director, producer
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Hackers (1995) · director, producer · free
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Skeleton Key (2005) · director, producer
• STARZ1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Curve (2015) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Iain Softley'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

13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Shepherd(2023)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films57^th
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  Curve(2015)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  Actor
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  The Outcast(2015)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows55^th
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  Trap for Cinderella(2013)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films30^th
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  Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Show 1 episode · Director
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  Inkheart(2008)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films46^th
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  The Skeleton Key(2005)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films64^th
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  K-PAX(2001)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  The Wings of the Dove(1997)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Hackers(1995)

  Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films59^th
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  Backbeat(1994)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
• Come and Get Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1994 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Skeleton Key (2005)

$94M worldwide

Highest rated

K-PAX (2001)

Midcredits 87^th

Most popular right now

The Skeleton Key (2005)

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1995.

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 Iain Softley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59^th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62^nd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

72

• Crowd Pleaser7
• Broadly Agreed2
• Mixed1

Most loved · director

K-PAX (2001)

Midcredits 87^th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 9 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.

Is Iain Softley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

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 Iain Softley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Iain Softley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Shearmur shares the most, 5.