Francis Whately

What are Francis Whately's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

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 Francis Whately's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• BritBox3 titles
  • How Art Made the World (2005) · director, producer
  • David Bowie: Finding Fame (2019) · director, writer, producer
  • Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting (2022) · director, producer
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017) · director, writer, producer
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019) · director, producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Francis Whately'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

19 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

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  Rebel Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Director · Author · Producer
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  Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting(2022)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~77^th
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  Andy Warhol's America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

  Director
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  Dolly Parton: Here I Am(2019)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  David Bowie: Finding Fame(2019)

  Director · Author · Producer

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

  Director · Producer
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  David Bowie: The Last Five Years(2017)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage(2016)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~93^rd
• Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Director · Producer
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  The Men and the Machines That Beat Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

  Show Creator
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  David Bowie: Five Years(2013)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  The Most Courageous Raid of WWII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Director
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  Darwin's Dangerous Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Show 3 episodes · Director
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  Seven Ages of Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Show 7 episodes · Director
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  How Art Made the World(2005)

  Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows95^th
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  Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Director · Producer
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  Rembrandt by Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

  Director
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  In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

  Director
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  Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

  Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1967 to 2024.

Highest rated

David Bowie: Five Years (2013)

Midcredits 96^th

Most popular right now

David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)

How do Francis Whately's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89^th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser4
• Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)

89^th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

David Bowie: Five Years (2013)

Midcredits 96^th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Francis Whately work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francis Whately's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phil Dolling shares the most, 5.