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Adam Ackland

Adam Ackland

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Works as
Producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Adam Ackland's films like?

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

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
28%
Survival
27%
Morality
18%
Self
14%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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 7 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
7
Dread
3
Hopeful
5
Bittersweet
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Adam Ackland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Ackland'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

17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Thing with Feathers(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Roses(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • We Live in Time(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The End We Start From(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Mauritanian(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Child in Time(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Patrick Melrose(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Current War(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Little Favour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • American Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Powers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Second Unit First Assistant Director

  • Last Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Migrations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Rogue Male (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles, 13 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

We Live in Time (2024)

$59M worldwide

Highest rated

The Mauritanian (2021)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Patrick Melrose (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing15 of 17: 15 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew2 of 17: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s4 · 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.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2021.

  1. 2021
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series

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 Adam Ackland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 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 8

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most loved · producer

The Mauritanian (2021)

Midcredits 94th · 86% liked

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 Adam Ackland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles15–59 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles33–64 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles46–78 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles9–79 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles33–72 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Adam Ackland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Ackland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benedict Cumberbatch shares the most, 9.

Actors

Producers