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Alison Thompson

Producer

Alison's career has made her a sought-after voice in the independent film community. She has served on the boards of BAFTA and IFTA and is currently on the board of Bird's Eye View, advocating for new voices and better industry practices. In the 1990's she helped build The Sales Company into a leader in the independent sales business, rising through the ranks to become CEO in 1996. There she collaborated with emerging directors like Stephen Frears, Neil Jordan and Ken Loach before joining Pathé Pictures International in 2000, working with international talent like Jane Campion and Walter Salles. In 2005, she moved over to Universal's Focus Features International, where her role as Co-President saw her combine the business model of the independent sector with the ambitions of the studio to help create global commercial success for the likes of Pedro Almodóvar, Joel and Ethan Coen, Alejandro Iñárritu and Ang Lee. Alison says, "the strength of the independent film business has always come from powerful and distinctive storytelling and we're proud to provide a conduit for such stories through Cornerstone".

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Works as
Producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Alison Thompson's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
35%
Self
27%
Survival
16%
Morality
8%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
8
Dread
5
Warm
6
Bittersweet
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Alison Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alison Thompson'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

24 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tender Loving Care(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Stuffed(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pillion(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Four Letters of Love(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hard Truths(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bird(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Radleys(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sting(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Mistake(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Tank(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Unwelcome(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Mafia Mamma(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Starve Acre(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Whina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Good Luck to You, Leo Grande(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Open(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Nude Tuesday(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Herself(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • After the Wedding(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Animals(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hampstead(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Alone in Berlin(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • From Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles, 15 of them dated from 2016 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

$9.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Tender Loving Care (2026)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Pillion (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing17 of 17: 17 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s14 · 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.

How do Alison Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Stuffed (2026)

64th percentile spread · 9% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Tender Loving Care (2026)

Midcredits 95th · 80% liked

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 Alison Thompson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles8–81 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles3–73 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles36–82 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles32–57 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles19–74 · 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 Alison Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alison Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Gooder shares the most, 18.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers