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Mark Tonderai

Mark Tonderai

Director and writer · Born July 16, 1974 (52) · London, England, UK

Mark Tonderai is an ex-disc jockey, writer, actor and film director. He is co-founder of the London-based production company Shona Productions, with partner Zoe Stewart. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Tonderai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 16, 1974 (52)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 35 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 5% in 30 days

What are Mark Tonderai's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
37%
Morality
21%
Self
15%
Bonds
14%
Ideas
7%
Society
7%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 5

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
7
Thrilling
4
Cold
2
Absurd
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

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 Mark Tonderai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Tonderai'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

35 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Virdee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Will Trent(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Foundation(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Big Sky(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Spell(2020)

    Director · "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Locke & Key(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Pearson(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • L.A.'s Finest(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Passage(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Daybreak(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Nightflyers(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Tell Me a Story(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Castle Rock(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Impulse(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Black Lightning(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Day of the Dead: Bloodline(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Paranoid(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Blindspot(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • 12 Monkeys(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Gotham(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Stalkers(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • House at the End of the Street(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hush(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sarah Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • The Four Feathers(2002)

    as Egyptian Orderly

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Candy Bar Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Man

  • Dog Eat Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer · as Rooster

  • Kevin & Perry Go Large(2000)

    as Record Store Boss

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Bleed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • The Degrees of Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 31 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

House at the End of the Street (2012)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

Hush (2008)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Doctor Who (2023)

Film career

  • 2000Screen debut· Kevin & Perry Go Large

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 33: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting26 of 33: 23 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting6 of 33: 3 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 33: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

33 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · 4 acting · 4 crew2010s17 · crew2020s7 · 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 Mark Tonderai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Doctor Who (2023)

94th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Doctor Who (2005)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 47/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 5 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 Mark Tonderai's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles50–85 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles25–44 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles32–77 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles15–47 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles53–73 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most 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 Mark Tonderai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Tonderai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miroslaw Baszak shares the most, 3.

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles