Rupert Goold (born 1972) is an English theatre director. He is the artistic director of Headlong Theatre (previously the Oxford Stage Company) and from 2010 he will be an associate director at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Biography from TMDB.
- February 18, 1972 (54)
- Highgate, London, England, UK
- Director, producer and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Rupert Goold's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Rupert Goold's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Rupert Goold'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
10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Dear England(2026)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
National Theatre Live: Dear England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Almeida On Screen: Spring Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Albion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Judy(2019)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
King Charles III(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Richard III(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
True Story(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Hollow Crown(2012)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2010 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; 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 that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2018.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
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 Rupert Goold's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 45/100 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.
Who does Rupert Goold work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rupert Goold's MovieCove titles; Daniel Cerqueira shares the most, 2.
- Daniel CerqueiraShared titles: Judy (2019), Richard III (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Cerqueira
- Ole Bratt BirkelandShared titles: Dear England (2026), Judy (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ole Bratt Birkeland