Jeanie Finlay
Director, producer, cinematographer and writer · Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, England, UK
Jeanie Finlay is one of Britain’s most distinctive documentary makers. Her acclaimed films tell small and intimate stories to international audiences, whether inviting them behind the scenes of Teesside’s last record shop (SOUND IT OUT), to share the extraordinary journey of a British transgender man, pregnant with his child (Seahorse) or onto the set of the world’s biggest television show (Game of Thrones: The Last Watch). Her films, although varied in subject matter, share an empathetic approach to bringing overlooked and untold stories to the screen.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, England, UK
- Director, producer, cinematographer and writer
- 5 on Motif · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Jeanie Finlay's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
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 Jeanie Finlay's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jeanie Finlay's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
15 credits, 5 with a Motif page.
All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Your Fat Friend(2023)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all films
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 86th percentile of all films
Seahorse(2019)
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
Indietracks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Motif score: 81st percentile of all films
Panto! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
The Great Hip Hop Hoax (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Sound It Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Nottingham Lace (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
A Life at the Mill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Goth Cruise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Teenland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Love Takes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 2003 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Your Fat Friend (2023)
Highest rated
Your Fat Friend (2023)
Most popular right now
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Jeanie Finlay's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 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 Motif 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.
Who does Jeanie Finlay work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jeanie Finlay's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Bushnell shares the most, 4.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mark BushnellShared titles: Your Fat Friend (2023), Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019), Seahorse (2019), Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Bushnell
- Alice PowellShared titles: Your Fat Friend (2023), Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019), Seahorse (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Alice Powell
- Stewart CopelandShared titles: Your Fat Friend (2023), Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Stewart Copeland
- Tara CremeShared titles: Your Fat Friend (2023), Seahorse (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Tara Creme
Producers
- Suzanne AlizartShared titles: Your Fat Friend (2023), Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Suzanne Alizart