Richard Starkey
Richard began his film industry career in the first digital audio suite in SA, back in 1991. Five years later he joined Cutaways, South Africa's leading edit house and trained as an editor under two of the country's top offline editors, cutting high-end commercials and music videos. In 2003 Richard branched out into TV drama and feature films, working on groundbreaking SA series like Yizo Yizo 3 and films like The Flyer and Straight Outta Benoni. More recently he has been cutting international TV series and films for the likes of Universal, SYFY Channel, HBO, Sony Pictures, Starz, National Geographic Channel, Showmax, BBC, ZDF and Lifetime Channel. Richard recently returned to film school and obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree, graduating cum laude. His thesis, titled Artificial Intelligence and the Effect on the Creative Economy, explored the use of AI in film post production from various perspectives. His screenplay, Niemandsdorp, is the story of a transgender woman who returns to the small Karoo town where she grew up in order to care for her sick mother - and chooses not to reveal her true identity. He lives in Cape Town and is an avid trail runner.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Editor
- 12 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Richard Starkey's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Richard Starkey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Starkey'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
14 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Pretty How Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
London Calling(2025)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Shakedown(2024)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Fix(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Fatal Seduction(2023)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Silverton Siege(2022)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Glasshouse(2021)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Jiva!(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Trackers(2019)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Accident(2017)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Back to School Mom(2015)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2017 to 2026.
Biggest box office
London Calling (2025)
Highest rated
Silverton Siege (2022)
Most popular right now
Fatal Seduction (2023)
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.
How do Richard Starkey's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic3
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Richard Starkey's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Richard Starkey work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Starkey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greig Buckle shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Kelsey EganShared titles: The Fix (2024), Glasshouse (2021), Trackers (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Kelsey Egan
- Mandla DubeShared titles: Silverton Siege (2022), Jiva! (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Mandla Dube
Actors
- Keenan ArrisonShared titles: The Fix (2024), Trackers (2019), Accident (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Keenan Arrison
- Arnold VoslooShared titles: London Calling (2025), Silverton Siege (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Arnold Vosloo
- Thapelo MokoenaShared titles: Fatal Seduction (2023), Trackers (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Thapelo Mokoena
- Noxolo DlaminiShared titles: Silverton Siege (2022), Jiva! (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Noxolo Dlamini
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Patrick CannellShared titles: The Fix (2024), Glasshouse (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Cannell
- Shaun Harley LeeShared titles: The Fix (2024), Silverton Siege (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Shaun Harley Lee
- Trevor A. BrownShared titles: Fatal Seduction (2023), Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Trevor A. Brown
- Tanja HagenShared titles: Jiva! (2021), Trackers (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Tanja Hagen
Producers
- Greig BuckleShared titles: The Fix (2024), Glasshouse (2021), Accident (2017), Back to School Mom (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Greig Buckle
- Allan SperlingShared titles: The Fix (2024), Glasshouse (2021), Trackers (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Allan Sperling
- Kaye Ann WilliamsShared titles: The Fix (2024), Glasshouse (2021), Trackers (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Kaye Ann Williams
- Yolisa PhahleShared titles: The Fix (2024), Glasshouse (2021), Trackers (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Yolisa Phahle
Mixed roles
- Jozua MalherbeShared titles: Faith in the Flames: The Nichole Jolly Story (2025), Trackers (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jozua Malherbe