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Gail Egan

Gail Egan

Producer

Originally trained as a barrister, Gail established Potboiler Productions as one of the leading independent production companies in the UK, producing and executive producing over 20 films. Alongside her projects at Potboiler she has continued to collaborate with Mike Leigh’s Thin Man Films, executive producing Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky, Another Year, Mr Turner, Peterloo and most recently, Hard Truths.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

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

What are Gail Egan's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
28%
Bonds
23%
Morality
14%
Survival
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
8%
Power
7%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

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

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 11 · 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 5 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 5

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
9
Warm
6
Hopeful
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

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 Gail Egan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gail Egan'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

33 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tender Loving Care(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Hard Truths(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Funny Woman(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • All the Old Knives(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Catherine Called Birdy(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Lizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Peterloo(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Yuli(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Final Portrait(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Trespass Against Us(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Our Kind of Traitor(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Little Chaos(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Turner(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Most Wanted Man(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Half of a Yellow Sun(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Running Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Another Year(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • I Am Slave(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lezione 21(2008)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blindness(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Shrooms(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Brothers of the Head(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Constant Gardener(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Vera Drake(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Man About Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • De-Lovely(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Takes One to Know One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Beacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 25 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Constant Gardener (2005)

$82M worldwide

Highest rated

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

A Little Chaos (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing28 of 28: 28 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

2000s8 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s4 · 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 Gail Egan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Lezione 21 (2008)

57th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 89% 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 Gail Egan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles4–65 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles14–57 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles20–69 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles8–60 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles25–63 · median 45 · 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 Gail Egan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gail Egan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Channing Williams shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles