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Michael Pearce

Michael Pearce

Director and writer

BAFTA Award winner

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Michael Pearce's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Self
30%
Bonds
18%
Society
11%
Morality
8%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · 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 0 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 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 Michael Pearce's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Pearce'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

12 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Echo Valley(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Encounter(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sunrise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Beast(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Keeping Up with the Joneses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Gallop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Rite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Madrugada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Look What You Have Done To My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Into the West(1992)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Beast (2017)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Beast (2017)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Echo Valley (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 12: 6 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting6 of 12: 1 only writing, 5 with another role

12 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s3 · crew

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

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2014–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
  2. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best British Short Film

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 Michael Pearce's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Into the West (1992)

Midcredits 79th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 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 Michael Pearce's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Michael Pearce work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Pearce's MovieCove titles; Benjamin Kracun shares the most, 3.