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Simon Ennis

Simon Ennis

Director, editor, writer and cinematographer

Works as
Director, editor, writer and cinematographer
Titles
6 on Motif · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Simon Ennis' films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
42%
Self
32%
Ideas
26%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Warm
2
Absurd
1
Manic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Rousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Simon Ennis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Ennis' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

13 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Gimme Truth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy Metal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Into the Void(2025)

    Show Director

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Hobby(2024)

    Director · Additional Photography · Writer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Sadies Stop and Start (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • This Is Pop(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The River of My Dreams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The People Garden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor · Producer

  • Altman(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Sells the Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor

  • Lunarcy! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • You Might as Well Live(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Know Your Mushrooms(2008)

    Editor

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Altman (2014)

$996 worldwide

Highest rated

The Hobby (2024)

Motif 74th

Most popular right now

Into the Void (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 10: 3 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 10: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 10: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography2 of 10: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 10: 1 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

10 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Simon Ennis' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most divisive · director, writer

You Might as Well Live (2009)

82nd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Into the Void (2025)

Motif 80th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 30. 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 Motif 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.

Who does Simon Ennis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Ennis' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Mann shares the most, 2.

Directors

Editors

Producers