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Jim Loach

Jim Loach

Director · Born June 6, 1969 (57) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Jim Loach was born on June 6, 1969 in London, England. He is a Director and Producer, who made his breakthrough on the British documentary series World in Action. He went on to work extensively in television drama with Shameless (2008) and Hotel Babylon (2009), before making his feature debut in 2011 with Oranges and Sunshine.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 6, 1969 (57)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 20 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 26Up 53% in 30 days

What are Jim Loach's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Morality
21%
Survival
17%
Bonds
15%
Power
9%
Ideas
6%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
4
Dread
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5

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 Jim Loach's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jim Loach'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

20 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Unchosen(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Record(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Tower(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Wonders(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Deep Water(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Measure of a Man(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Save Me(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Tin Star(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Victoria(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Life of Crime(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Endeavour(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Freddie Flintoff: The hidden side of sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • DCI Banks(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Oranges and Sunshine(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hotel Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Shameless(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Footballers' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

The Tower (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 17: 17 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s8 · 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.

Awards

Won a BAFTA Award in 2021, Drama 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 Jim Loach's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Chasing Wonders (2020)

75th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Endeavour (2012)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 48/100 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 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 Jim Loach's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jim Loach work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jim Loach's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Denson Baker shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors