Shamim Sarif is a British Canadian screenwriter, director and novelist of South Asian and South African heritage, and the co-director of London-based production company Enlightenment Productions.
Biography from TMDB.
- September 24, 1969 (57)
- London, England, UK
- Director and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Shamim Sarif's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- 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 Shamim Sarif's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Shamim Sarif'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
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Nothing But Love(2026)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Polarized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Way Home(2023)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Moonshine(2021)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
A House on Fire(2021)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Sort Of(2021)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
You(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Despite the Falling Snow(2016)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The House of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
I Can't Think Straight(2008)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The World Unseen(2007)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all filmsChristmas in Canterbury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2007 to 2026.
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 Shamim Sarif's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 5 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 Shamim Sarif work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shamim Sarif's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hanan Kattan shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Lisa RayShared titles: I Can't Think Straight (2008), The World Unseen (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Ray
- Sheetal ShethShared titles: I Can't Think Straight (2008), The World Unseen (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Sheetal Sheth
Editors
- David MartinShared titles: I Can't Think Straight (2008), The World Unseen (2007)See all 2 shared titles with David Martin
Producers
- Hanan KattanShared titles: Despite the Falling Snow (2016), I Can't Think Straight (2008), The World Unseen (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Hanan Kattan
- Lisa TchenguizShared titles: Despite the Falling Snow (2016), I Can't Think Straight (2008), The World Unseen (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Lisa Tchenguiz
- Aseem BajajShared titles: I Can't Think Straight (2008), The World Unseen (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Aseem Bajaj
- Daisy AllsopShared titles: I Can't Think Straight (2008), The World Unseen (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Daisy Allsop
