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Paul Andrew Williams

Director, writer and producer · Born January 1, 1973 (53) · Portsmouth, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Andrew Williams is a British film writer and director, born in Portsmouth, England in 1973. He won the New Director's Award for his film London to Brighton in the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Andrew Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1973 (53)
From
Portsmouth, England, UK
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 27 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Paul Andrew Williams' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: 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
Morality
29%
Survival
23%
Bonds
18%
Society
10%
Self
10%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · 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 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
8
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Paul Andrew Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Andrew Williams' 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

27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Dragonfly(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Cleaner(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Archie(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Walk-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • The Fear Index (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Bull(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Isolation Stories(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • A Confession(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Murdered for Being Different(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Operator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Firefighter

  • Miss You Already(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Eichmann Show(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Murdered by My Boyfriend(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Dates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Broadchurch(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Unfinished Song(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Shoot Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Doyle

  • Six Degrees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Man on Stairs

  • Cherry Tree Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • The Children(2008)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Cottage(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • London to Brighton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Coming Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Royalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Unfinished Song (2012)

$9.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Murdered by My Boyfriend (2014)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Cleaner (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 27: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting20 of 27: 9 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thWriting10 of 27: 3 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing9 of 27: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

27 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s13 · 3 acting · 11 crew2020s9 · 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

a BAFTA Award from 3 major nominations, 2007–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Mini-Series
  2. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Single Drama
  3. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated

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 Paul Andrew Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Isolation Stories (2020)

62nd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Broadchurch (2013)

Midcredits 96th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 10 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 Paul Andrew Williams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–49 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian 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 Paul Andrew Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Andrew Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vanessa Whyte shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles