Clare Beavan is an award-winning director. She received an International Emmy Award for her documentary on Bernini and a Grierson Award for her adaptation of the memoir The Prince, the Showgirl and Me. She has Bafta and Grierson nominations for Simon Schama’s Power of Art and History of Britain and Simon Schama’s Power of Art. Her drama Daphne was named in The Observer’s top dramas of the year. Recent documentaries include Bricks! (Grierson Nomination), Germaine Bloody Greer (RTS Nomination), Cindy Sherman #Untitled and the feature documentary This is Joan Collins.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Clare Beavan's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Cyclical1
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 Clare Beavan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (3).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Clare Beavan'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
22 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Maria Callas: The Final Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
This Is Joan Collins(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Cindy Sherman #untitled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Germaine Bloody Greer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Gluck - Who Did She Think He Was? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Bricks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Hustlaball Berlin - A Documentary That Bares All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Codebreaker(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
America: The Story of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Simon Schama's John Donne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Daphne(2007)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Power of Art(2006)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
A History of Britain(2000)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Martina: Farewell to a Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Gay Rock & Roll Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1991 to 2024.
How do Clare Beavan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 48. 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.
Who does Clare Beavan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Clare Beavan's MovieCove titles; Simon Schama shares the most, 2.
- Simon SchamaShared titles: Power of Art (2006), A History of Britain (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Simon Schama
- Luke CardiffShared titles: Power of Art (2006), A History of Britain (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Luke Cardiff