Rick Aplin
- Editor
- 11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Known for
What are Rick Aplin's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
- 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 Rick Aplin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Rick Aplin'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
17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Kathy Burke: Money Talks(2021)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Welcome to Earth(2021)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
#Trump: How Social Media Changed The Presidency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

How to Build a Human (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Our Queen at Ninety(2016)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Genius of George Boole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Game of Stones(2014)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Precision: The Measure of All Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Dawn ... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Einstein's Big Idea(2005)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2004 to 2020.
How do Rick Aplin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed7
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 Rick Aplin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rick Aplin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Phillips shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Lee PhillipsShared titles: Behind Bars: Sex, Bribes and Murder (2025), Kathy Burke: Money Talks (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Phillips

- Stephen MizelasShared titles: Breaking Dad: Britain's Unlikeliest Drug Dealer (2024), Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Mizelas
- Justin HardyShared titles: The Windsors: A Royal Dynasty (2020), Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Hardy

Producers
- Gary JohnstoneShared titles: Welcome to Earth (2021), Einstein's Big Idea (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Johnstone
- John SmithsonShared titles: Einstein's Big Idea (2005), Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004)See all 2 shared titles with John Smithson

Mixed roles
- Ann HawkerShared titles: The Windsors: A Royal Dynasty (2020), Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ann Hawker
