Wash Westmoreland is a British director who has worked in television, documentaries, and independent films. He frequently collaborated with his husband, writer-director Richard Glatzer. Together, they wrote and directed the 2014 film Still Alice, based on Lisa Genova's NYT best-selling book. The film won many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actress for Julianne Moore and Humanitas Prize for feature film for the duo. Their 2006 coming-of-age feature film, Quinceañera, won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 4, 1966 (60)
- Leeds, England, UK
- Director and writer, also actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Wash Westmoreland's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic3
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 Wash Westmoreland's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Wash Westmoreland'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
34 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Heartstopper Forever(2026)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Earthquake Bird(2019)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Colette(2018)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Black Ghiandola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Still Alice(2014)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Last of Robin Hood(2013)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Jason Adonis: Unseen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pedro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Jet Set: Big Dicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Quinceañera(2006)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Seven Deadly Sins: Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Jet Set Direct Take Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Gay Republicans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Jet Set Direct Take One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Porno Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Totally Gay! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Florida Erection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Fluffer(2001)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Poolside with Dean Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Devil Is a Bottom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Mass Appeal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Animus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Brothers in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Velvet Goldmine(1998)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsGenderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Dr. Jerkoff & Mr. Hard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Naked Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Hustler White(1996)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsToolbox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Hot Box Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Lusty Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Helen & Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Still Alice (2014)
Highest rated
Still Alice (2014)
Most popular right now
Heartstopper Forever (2026)
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· Velvet Goldmine
By role
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.
Awards
3 major awards from 4 major nominations, 2006–2019.
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, won
- Sundance award, won ×2 · Dramatic
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 Wash Westmoreland's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 8 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 Wash Westmoreland'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 Wash Westmoreland work with?
People who share at least 2 of Wash Westmoreland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Glatzer shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Richard GlatzerShared titles: Colette (2018), Still Alice (2014), The Last of Robin Hood (2013), Quinceañera (2006), The Fluffer (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Richard Glatzer
Composers and editors
- Robin KatzShared titles: The Last of Robin Hood (2013), Quinceañera (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Katz
- Micko WestmorelandShared titles: Quinceañera (2006), The Fluffer (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Micko Westmoreland
Producers
- Christine VachonShared titles: Colette (2018), Still Alice (2014), The Last of Robin Hood (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Christine Vachon
- Pamela KofflerShared titles: Colette (2018), Still Alice (2014), The Last of Robin Hood (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Pamela Koffler
- Declan BaldwinShared titles: Still Alice (2014), The Last of Robin Hood (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Declan Baldwin
- Tracy ZugnoniShared titles: Still Alice (2014), The Last of Robin Hood (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Tracy Zugnoni