Philip Martin

What are Philip Martin's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

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 Philip Martin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (4).

• BritBox4 titles
  • Poirot (1989) · director
  • Prime Suspect (1991) · director
  • Mo (2010) · director
  • Wallander (2008) · director
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Poirot (1989) · director · free
  • Prime Suspect (1991) · director
  • Night Sky (2022) · director, producer
• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Prime Suspect (1991) · director · free
  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) · actor · free
  • The Forger (2014) · director · free
• HBO Max2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Einstein and Eddington (2008) · director
  • Catherine the Great (2019) · director
• Netflix2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Crown (2016) · director
  • Scoop (2024) · director
• Peacock2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Prime Suspect (1991) · director
  • Wallander (2008) · director
• Pluto TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Prime Suspect (1991) · director · free
  • The Forger (2014) · director · free
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Poirot (1989) · director
• Paramount+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Agency (2024) · director
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Prime Suspect (1991) · director · free

Subscription and free streaming for Philip Martin's titles on Motif; 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

21 credits, 14 with a Motif page.

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  The Agency(2024)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows75^th
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  Scoop(2024)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films61^st
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  Night Sky(2022)

  Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows66^th
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  Catherine the Great(2019)

  Show 4 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows18^th
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  The Crown(2016)

  Show 7 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows98^th
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  The Forger(2014)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films29^th
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  The Tunnel(2013)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows87^th
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  Japan in a Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

  Director
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  Birdsong (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

  Show 2 episodes · Director
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  Mo(2010)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Wallander(2008)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows85^th
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  Einstein and Eddington(2008)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
• The Girls Who Came to Stay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

  Director
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  Bloodlines (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

  Show 2 episodes · Director
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  Hawking(2004)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Stephen Hawking's Universe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

  Show 6 episodes · Director
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  Shoot for the Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

  Director
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  Prime Suspect(1991)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows95^th
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  Poirot(1989)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows98^th
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  Horizon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

  Show 2 episodes · Director
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  The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner(1962)

  as Stacy (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1962 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Forger (2014)

$500K worldwide

Highest rated

Hawking (2004)

Midcredits 90^th

Most popular right now

The Agency (2024)

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 2 BAFTA Awards from 11 major nominations, 2005–2018.

1. 2018
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
   • +1 other major body · 1 nomination

     • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
2. 2017
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
3. 2010
   • BAFTA Award, won · Best Director Fiction/Entertainment
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
4. 2009
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
   • BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Series
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
5. 2007
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
6. 2005
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama

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 Philip Martin's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 86^th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved5
• Crowd Pleaser7
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed1

Most loved · director

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 5 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 Midcredits 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.

Is Philip Martin's work okay for kids?

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

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 Philip Martin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philip Martin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Moffat shares the most, 3.