Oliver Hermanus

What are Oliver Hermanus' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

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 Oliver Hermanus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (2).

• Hulu2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Living (2022) · director
  • The History of Sound (2025) · director, producer
• AMC+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Moffie (2019) · director, writer
• MUBI1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The History of Sound (2025) · director, producer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Mary & George (2024) · director, producer · free
• STARZ1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Mary & George (2024) · director, producer

Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Hermanus' 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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

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  The History of Sound(2025)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  Mary & George(2024)

  Show 7 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows42^nd
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  Living(2022)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Moffie(2019)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  The Endless River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  Director · Writer
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  Beauty(2011)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films50^th
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  Shirley Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director
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  Enigma Variations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director
• Enigma Variations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer
• Untitled Alexander McQueen Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 7 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Living (2022)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Living (2022)

Midcredits 87^th

Most popular right now

Mary & George (2024)

Awards

1 major award from 9 major nominations, 2011–2025.

1. 2025
   • Cannes award, nominated ×2
2. 2023
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
3. 2019
   • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
   • Venice award, nominated
4. 2015
   • Venice award, nominated ×2
5. 2011
   • Cannes award, won
   • Cannes award, nominated

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 Oliver Hermanus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78^th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Crowd Pleaser3
• Mixed2

Most loved · director

Living (2022)

Midcredits 87^th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 39/100 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.

Is Oliver Hermanus' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Oliver Hermanus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oliver Hermanus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Ramsay shares the most, 3.