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Tom Harper

Tom Harper

Director, producer and writer · Born January 7, 1980 (46) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Tom Harper is a British film and television director, producer and writer. He is best known for his work on The Aeronauts, Wild Rose, Peaky Blinders, and the BBC TV mini-series War & Peace.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 7, 1980 (46)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Tom Harper's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action 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
35%
Bonds
27%
Morality
23%
Survival
12%
Power
3%
Coming of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
3
Bittersweet
3
Dread
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 Tom Harper's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Harper'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

19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man(2026)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Gentleman in Moscow(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Heart of Stone(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Aeronauts(2019)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Wild Rose(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • War & Peace(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • War Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Producer

  • The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Borrowers(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Swarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Misfits Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • This Is England '86(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Scouting Book for Boys(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Misfits(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

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

    Director

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

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

This Is England '86 (2010)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 19: 12 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thWriting3 of 19: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 19: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

19 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s3 · 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

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2007, Best Short Film.

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 Tom Harper's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director

Peaky Blinders (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 7 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.

Is Tom Harper's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles21–79 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles7–60 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles8–77 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles25–55 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles23–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier 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 Tom Harper work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Harper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Eckersley shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers