Sally El Hosaini was born in 1976 in Swansea, Wales, UK. She is a director and writer, known for The Swimmers (2022), My Brother the Devil (2012) and Unicorns (2023).
Biography from IMDb.
- June 1, 1976 (50)
- Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Sally El Hosaini's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Sally El Hosaini's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sally El Hosaini'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
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Unicorns(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Swimmers(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Babylon(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
My Brother the Devil(2012)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Henna Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Bike Me Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2009 to 2024.
Awards
a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2008–2023.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
- Berlinale award, won
- Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Dramatic
- BAFTA Award, won · Wales
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 Sally El Hosaini's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 53/100 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 Sally El Hosaini work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sally El Hosaini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Krishna Floyd shares the most, 3.
Actors
- James Krishna FloydShared titles: Unicorns (2023), The Swimmers (2022), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 3 shared titles with James Krishna Floyd
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Iain KitchingShared titles: Unicorns (2023), The Swimmers (2022), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Iain Kitching
- David RaedekerShared titles: Unicorns (2023), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 2 shared titles with David Raedeker
- Stuart EarlShared titles: Unicorns (2023), My Brother the Devil (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Earl
Producers
- Stephen DaldryShared titles: Unicorns (2023), The Swimmers (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Daldry
