Paul Ashton

Producer

Head of Film & TV at Creative UK and the company's Executive Producer on productions. Paul has also supported development on a wide range of released films at Creative UK, including The End of It, Bring Them Down, Scrapper, Blue Jean, Censor, Days of the Bagnold Summer, The Ritual, Tuesday, Pretty Red Dress, Girl, In Camera, Here Before. Previously a Development Producer at the BBC working with writers across film, TV and audio, his book The Calling Card Script is published by Bloomsbury.

What are Paul Ashton's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titles73^rd

Documentary3 titles59^th

Biography2 titles57^th

Comedy2 titles56^th

Crime2 titles54^th

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

28%

Morality

24%

Society

22%

Bonds

13%

Survival

10%

Ideas

4%

Community5 Guilt3 Family bonds3 Redemption3 Identity2 Purpose2 Ambition2 Grief2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

9

Tense

6

Contemplative

5

Warm

5

Hopeful

4

Other

8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 Hopeful5 Unsettling5 Bittersweet4 Haunting2 Wistful2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet8
Tragic1
Ambiguous3

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 Paul Ashton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
Film Movement Plus1 title, show their title on Film Movement Plus

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Ashton'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

14 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Murder Before Evensong(2025)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Retreat(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dance First(2023)
Producer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
My Name Is Leon(2022)
Producer
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Benediction(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Colour Room(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Make Up(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
White Riot(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Calibre(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Irene's Ghost(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Old Boys(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Marker(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Adult Life Skills(2016)
Producer
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 14 MovieCove titles from 2016 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Benediction (2021)

$847K worldwide

Highest rated

White Riot (2019)

Midcredits 79^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing14 of 14 · 60^th

By decade

2010s8 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Paul Ashton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61^st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

58^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

67^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th9
25^th to 49^th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser8
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

The Marker (2017)

85^th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

White Riot (2019)

Midcredits 79^th · 73% 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 Paul Ashton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Sex & Nudity5 titles29–47 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most films

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 Paul Ashton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Ashton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Holmes shares the most, 4.

Actors

Jack Lowden2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Jack Lowden

Producers

Richard Holmes4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Richard Holmes
Alex Usborne2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Alex Usborne
Deborah Aston2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Deborah Aston
Julia Stuart2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Julia Stuart