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Garth Jennings

Garth Jennings

Actor, director, writer and producer · Born March 4, 1972 (54) · Epping, Essex, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Garth Jennings is an English film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. Films he has directed include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow, Sing, and its sequel Sing 2. He co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hammer & Tongs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 4, 1972 (54)
From
Epping, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor, director, writer and producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 28 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Garth Jennings' films like?

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

Genres

Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
52%
Bonds
21%
Society
15%
Ideas
11%
Ambition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Warm
4
Hopeful
5
Thrilling
3
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Garth Jennings' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Garth Jennings' 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

28 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl(2024)

    as Zookeeper (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sing: Thriller(2024)

    Director · Writer · as Miss Crawly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Minions & More 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Miss Crawly (voice)

  • Minions & More 1(2022)

    as Miss Crawly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Animal Attraction(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Director (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • For Gunter's Eyes Only(2022)

    as Miss Crawly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sing 2(2021)

    Director · Writer · as Miss Crawly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Come Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

  • Madame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Secret Life of Pets 2(2019)

    as Hamster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Love at First Sight(2017)

    as Miss Crawly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sing(2016)

    Director · Writer · as Miss Crawly / Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The World's End(2013)

    as Blank at The Good Companions (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009)

    as Bean's Son (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • MeeBOX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Aron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Capt' Warren

  • Scotch Mist: A Film with Radiohead in It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Hot Fuzz(2007)

    as Crack Addict (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Son of Rambow(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Shaun of the Dead(2004)

    as Fun Dead Zombie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • blur | The Best Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • One Cold Eskimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Sing 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • The Pool Cleaner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · as The Pool Cleaner

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 26 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Sing (2016)

$655M worldwide

Highest rated

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? (2026)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Sing (2016)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 28: 10 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stDirecting15 of 28: 6 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting9 of 28: 0 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thProducing2 of 28: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 28: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

28 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s10 · 4 acting · 7 crew2010s6 · 4 acting · 3 crew2020s9 · 7 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 13% of 8 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2009–2012.

  1. 2012
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Short Form Music Video
  2. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated

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 Garth Jennings' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Garth Jennings' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles5–24 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian 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 Garth Jennings work with?

People who share at least 2 of Garth Jennings' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joby Talbot shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles