From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Saul Dibb (b. 1968) is the British director of Bullet Boy, for which he was nominated for the Douglas Hickox Award, The Line of Beauty, and The Duchess. He is a graduate of the University of East Anglia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saul Dibb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- London, England, UK
- Director, writer and producer
- 9 on Motif · 11 credits in all
What are Saul Dibb's films like?
Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- 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 Saul Dibb's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Saul Dibb's titles on Motif; 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
11 credits, 9 with a Motif page.
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Sixth Commandment(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Salisbury Poisonings(2020)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Dublin Murders(2019)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Journey's End(2017)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
NW(2016)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Suite Française(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Duchess(2008)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Line of Beauty(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Bullet Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

Tottenham Ayatollah (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office
The Duchess (2008)

Highest rated
Suite Française (2014)

Most popular right now
This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga (2025)
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
a BAFTA Award from 3 major nominations, 2017–2026.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Drama Series
- BAFTA Award, won · Limited Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
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 Saul Dibb's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser9
Reviewers score the atmosphere 79/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Saul Dibb's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Saul Dibb work with?
People who share at least 2 of Saul Dibb's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rael Jones shares the most, 5.
Directors
- John HayesShared titles: This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga (2025), Dublin Murders (2019)See all 2 shared titles with John Hayes
Writers
- Sarah PhelpsShared titles: The Sixth Commandment (2023), Dublin Murders (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Phelps

Actors
- Annabel ScholeyShared titles: The Sixth Commandment (2023), The Salisbury Poisonings (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Annabel Scholey

- Hayley AtwellShared titles: The Duchess (2008), The Line of Beauty (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Hayley Atwell

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Rael JonesShared titles: This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga (2025), The Sixth Commandment (2023), The Salisbury Poisonings (2020), NW (2016), Suite Française (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Rael Jones

- Tania ReddinShared titles: The Salisbury Poisonings (2020), Journey's End (2017), The Line of Beauty (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Tania Reddin
- Sarah PeczekShared titles: This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga (2025), The Sixth Commandment (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Peczek
- Laurie RoseShared titles: Journey's End (2017), NW (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Laurie Rose

Producers
- Lucy RicherShared titles: The Sixth Commandment (2023), The Salisbury Poisonings (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Lucy Richer
- Carmel MaloneyShared titles: Dublin Murders (2019), The Line of Beauty (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Carmel Maloney
- Christine LanganShared titles: Suite Française (2014), The Duchess (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Christine Langan

- Michael KuhnShared titles: Suite Française (2014), The Duchess (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Kuhn




