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Andrew Solt

Director, producer and writer · Born December 13, 1947 (78) · London, United Kingdom

Andrew Solt (born 13 December 1947) is an English producer, director, writer and documentary filmmaker. He has done numerous television specials and series for both broadcast and cable television and also films. Solt owns the rights to the The Ed Sullivan Show library and has produced over 100 hours of new programming from the archive. A frequent focus of his documentaries is rock and roll music, its history and star performers. Included are features about icons Elvis Presley (This Is Elvis, 1981) and John Lennon (Imagine: John Lennon, 1988). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Solt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

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Born
December 13, 1947 (78)
From
London, United Kingdom
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 32 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Andrew Solt's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Genres

Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Society
50%
Ideas
22%
Self
20%
Bonds
6%
Power
2%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Joyful
8
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Andrew Solt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Solt'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

32 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments(2003)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Elvis The Great Performances Vol. 3 From The Waist Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Elvis The Great Performances Vol. 2 The Man and the Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Elvis The Great Performances Vol. 1 Center Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album(2000)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Rogues Gallery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

  • The History of Rock 'n' Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer

  • All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • 25x5: The Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones(1989)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • Imagine: John Lennon(1988)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Remembering Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • DTV: Monster Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • DTV 'Doggone' Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Disney's DTV Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • America Censored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Donald Duck's 50th Birthday(1984)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors(1982)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • It Came from Hollywood(1982)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • This Is Elvis(1981)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Elvis on Tour(1972)

    Researcher

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Road to Edinburgh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 773 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1954 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

25x5: The Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 31: 7 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndWriting13 of 31: 2 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndProducing18 of 31: 8 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew2 of 31: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

31 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · crew1970s2 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s10 · 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 Andrew Solt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984)

96th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments (2003)

Midcredits 99th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 55/100 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 Andrew Solt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Solt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Malcolm Leo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles