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Max Richter

Max Richter

Composer, also actor · Born March 22, 1966 (60) · Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Max Richter (/ˈrɪxtər/; German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ]; born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Academy of Music in London, and studied with Luciano Berio in Italy. Richter arranges, performs, and composes music for stage, opera, ballet and screen. He has collaborated with other musicians, as well as with performance, installation and media artists. He has recorded eight solo albums, and his music is widely used in cinema. As of December 2019, Richter has passed one billion streams and one million album sales. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Richter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 22, 1966 (60)
From
Hamelin, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]
Works as
Composer, also actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Max Richter's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
18%
Survival
18%
Morality
16%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 28

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

Grounded 25 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 20 · Intense 14

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 25

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
30
Tense
22
Contemplative
19
Dread
11
Hopeful
8
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous10
  • 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 Max Richter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Max Richter'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

78 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Edward Said: Between Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Falling House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Hamnet(2025)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Vivaldi's Four Seasons Recomposed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Compositor

  • Winter Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Woolf Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • The Coal's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • The Veil(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Spaceman(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dance of the Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Por la gloria de sus padres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Songs

  • Eleven Days in May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Invasion(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Weightlessness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Max Richter's Sleep(2019)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ad Astra(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Forbidden City Concert: Carmina Burana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • عقلي (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Compositor

  • Mary Queen of Scots(2018)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • My Brilliant Friend(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Never Look Away(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • White Boy Rick(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • On the Nature of Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Hostiles(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Return to Montauk(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Guerrilla(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Sense of an Ending(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Woolf Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Taboo(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Nature of Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Miss Sloane(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Morgan(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Yohji Yamamoto: Dressmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Max Richter's Sleep: Live at the Sydney Opera House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Into the Forest(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Dancer(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Testament of Youth(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Escobar: Paradise Lost(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 28 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Sleepless in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • 96 heures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • The Green Prince(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Lunchbox(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days on Mars(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Congress(2013)

    Composer · as Piano Player (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Mark of the Angels - Miserere(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Disconnect(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Patience Stone(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Wadjda(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Anton's Right Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Lore(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kirkcaldy Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Songs

  • Written in Ink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Perfect Sense(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • McGregor: Chroma / Infra / Limen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Citizen Gangster(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Unforgivable(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • How to Die in Oregon(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Sarah's Key(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Womb(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • My Trip to Al-Qaeda(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • When We Leave(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lila, Lila(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Front Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Penelopa(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lost and Found(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Waltz with Bashir(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Henry May Long (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Soundproof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Secret Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Gender Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Four Seasons Recomposed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 75 titles, 74 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ad Astra (2019)

$127M worldwide

Highest rated

How to Die in Oregon (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Hamnet (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 75: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic71 of 75: 68 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew6 of 75: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

75 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s11 · crew2010s48 · 1 acting · 48 crew2020s15 · crew

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.

Awards

1 major award from 8 major nominations, 2015–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Original Score
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Berlinale award, won
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Score
  2. 2021
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  4. 2015
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Video

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Max Richter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · composer

Penelopa (2009)

97th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

How to Die in Oregon (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 67/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Max Richter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles26–84 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles7–67 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles14–73 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles9–59 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles32–69 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Max Richter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Max Richter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gerhard Meixner shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers