Sam Bridger is an Emmy, Grierson, Grammy, BAFTA, CTA, National Television Award nominated / winning documentary filmmaker based in London, specialising in creating premium music and pop culture films with high profile talent. He has produced, written, and directed documentary films and series for Netflix, Amazon, Apple, HBO, Showtime, BBC, Channel 4, Sky, ITV, BMG, Warner and Universal, working with high profile artists. Recent credits include Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (Grierson, Grammy, RTS & Bafta nominated / NTA Winner) Beastie Boys Story (Grammy & Emmy nominated / Critics Choice Award Winner) Meet Me In The Bathroom (Sundance), Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé: A Trip Across Latin America , Post Malone: Runaway (Amazon), Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (IDA Winner), ODB: A Tale of Two Dirtys (A+E). His films have been selected for Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, IDA, London Film Festival, Tribeca, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, DOC NYC, CPH DOX, the Emmys, RTS, Critics Choice Awards, Broadcast Awards, British Independent Film Awards and more.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer, cinematographer and writer
- 15 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Known for
What are Sam Bridger's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
Light 13 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 12 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous1
- 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 Sam Bridger's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sam Bridger'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
26 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Don't Look Back in Anger(2026)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Post Malone: Runaway(2022)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Meet Me in the Bathroom(2022)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Niall Horan: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Beastie Boys Story(2020)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Simulation Theory Film(2020)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Psychedelic Britannia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Joy of the Guitar Riff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Blues America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all filmsHow Clubbing Changed the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Punk Britannia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Festivals Britannia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Synth Britannia(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 2009 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Don't Look Back in Anger (2026)
Highest rated
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023)
Most popular right now
Don't Look Back in Anger (2026)
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
2 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2024.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
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 Sam Bridger's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 15 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved8
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Sam Bridger's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Sam Bridger work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sam Bridger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marisa Clifford shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Nicolas Jack DaviesShared titles: Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023), Gorillaz: Song Machine Live from Kong (2020), Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Nicolas Jack Davies
- Will LovelaceShared titles: Don't Look Back in Anger (2026), Meet Me in the Bathroom (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Will Lovelace
- Joe PearlmanShared titles: Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (2023), Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Pearlman
- Paul DugdaleShared titles: The Rolling Stones Olé, Olé, Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America (2016), The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Dugdale
Cinematographers and editors
- Jonas MortensenShared titles: Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes (2026), Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018), The Rolling Stones Olé, Olé, Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Jonas Mortensen
- Simon BryantShared titles: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Post Malone: Runaway (2022), The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Bryant
- Dan SetfordShared titles: Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (2023), Post Malone: Runaway (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Setford
- Sebastian FeehanShared titles: Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (2023), Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sebastian Feehan
Producers
- Marisa CliffordShared titles: Don't Look Back in Anger (2026), Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (2023), Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Meet Me in the Bathroom (2022), Post Malone: Runaway (2022), Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018)See all 6 shared titles with Marisa Clifford
- Thomas BenskiShared titles: Don't Look Back in Anger (2026), Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (2023), Meet Me in the Bathroom (2022), Beastie Boys Story (2020), Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Thomas Benski
- Isabel DavisShared titles: Don't Look Back in Anger (2026), Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (2023), Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Isabel Davis
- Tim O'SheaShared titles: Don't Look Back in Anger (2026), Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now (2023), Meet Me in the Bathroom (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Tim O'Shea
Mixed roles
- Christopher BirdShared titles: Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes (2026), The Rolling Stones Olé, Olé, Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Bird