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Paul Dudbridge

Paul Dudbridge

Director, producer, cinematographer, editor and writer

Paul Dudbridge is a director and producer making feature films and television. He produced and directed the award winning science-fiction film "Horizon" which tells the story of five friends who must evacuate the city of Bristol after an alien ship appears on the city's skyline. Paul was nominated for Best Director at the Royal Television Society West of England Awards 2016 for the show. His other works include producing and directing two gothic thrillers, "Fear the Invisible Man" and "Frankenstein: Legacy" both being sold to various territories around the world by 101 Films International. When not filming, Paul lectures at Bristol Film School. Additionally, he is the author of two film books; "Shooting Better Movies: The student film-makers guide" and "Making Your First Blockbuster", both released worldwide and published by Michael Wiese Productions (Shot by Shot/Save the Cat/The Writer's Journey).

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, producer, cinematographer, editor and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Paul Dudbridge's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
39%
Self
32%
Bonds
10%
Society
10%
Ideas
10%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · 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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Dudbridge's films?

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

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Dudbridge'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

7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Frankenstein: Legacy(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Fear the Invisible Man(2023)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of Hobbes House(2020)

    Camera Operator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • By Any Name(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Rueful Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2015 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Frankenstein: Legacy (2024)

$72K worldwide

Highest rated

Fear the Invisible Man (2023)

Midcredits 10th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 6: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 6: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 6: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 6: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 6: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Paul Dudbridge's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

By Any Name (2020)

98th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

By Any Name (2020)

Midcredits 25th · 44% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 28/100 in their films, across 4 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 Paul Dudbridge work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Dudbridge's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mhairi Calvey shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers