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Kirsty Cunningham

Producer and director

BAFTA Award winner

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
5 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

What are Kirsty Cunningham's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Survival
41%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Cold
3
Tense
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2

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 Kirsty Cunningham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kirsty Cunningham'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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 5 MovieCove titles from 2011 to 2025.

Highest rated

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)

Midcredits 52nd

Most popular right now

Ambulance (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 5: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 5: 4 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2018–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Single Documentary
  2. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Factual Series

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.

Who does Kirsty Cunningham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kirsty Cunningham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Dedman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles