A graduate of the University of Kent at Canterbury, he started work as an assistant to a top Post Production Consultant on films including "28 Days Later", "The Descent" & "Sunshine". In 2006, he moved into production on low-to-medium budget features, living and working all around the world (London, Rotterdam, Cannes, Toronto, Las Vegas and Los Angeles), and completed work on a number of festival award winning features, including several as an associate producer. In 2010, he moved into the world of the art department and has since completed work on a large number of TV, Commercial and Film projects as an HOD/Key Greensman - working with Academy Award winning Production Designers from around the world. Since 2014, he has written, produced and directed 11 award winning short films and 3 features which have screened at festivals around the world and been distributed in N America and Europe. He formed Ash Mountain Films in 2016 alongside his regular collaborators, as a filmmaking collective with a strong focus on including social commentary into their films. With a penchant for the horror-thriller and sci-fi genres, they have several features and shorts in development.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 4, 1981 (45)
- Slough, Berkshire, England, UK
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Richard Rowntree's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Taxi Driver in Dogged (2017)
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 Rowntree's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Rowntree'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
11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Video Shop Tales of Terror II: Lust and Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Inn(2025)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mask of the Devil(2022)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Subscribed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Misconception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Nefarious(2019)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Commuter(2018)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Dogged(2017)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
A Monster Calls(2016)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Making of Plus One(2010)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Exodus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2007 to 2025.
How do Richard Rowntree's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 2nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 29/100 in their films, across 3 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 Richard Rowntree work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Rowntree's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Davies shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Matthew DaviesShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019), Dogged (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew Davies
Actors
- Tony MandersShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Dogged (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Manders
- Toby Wynn-DaviesShared titles: Nefarious (2019), Dogged (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Toby Wynn-Davies
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- James GriffithsShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019), Dogged (2017)See all 3 shared titles with James Griffiths
- Lee WignallShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019), Dogged (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Lee Wignall
- Christopher FoulserShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019), Dogged (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Foulser
Producers
- Mark StantonShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019), Dogged (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Stanton
- Neil BabbageShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019), Dogged (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Neil Babbage
- Kenneth WignallShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth Wignall
- Lyndsey DaviesShared titles: Mask of the Devil (2022), Nefarious (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Lyndsey Davies