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Alex Thompson

Alex Thompson

Producer, director, editor and writer

Berlinale award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

Works as
Producer, director, editor and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Alex Thompson's films like?

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

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Bittersweet
3
Melancholic
3
Tense
1
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Alex Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Thompson'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

8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mouse(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Don't Come Home Before Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Assistant Director · Editor · Producer

  • Ghostlight(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Rounding(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Our Father(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Saint Frances(2019)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Irene & Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • The Steel Harp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 2015 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 8: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting2 of 8: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing7 of 8: 1 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thEditing2 of 8: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 8: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

8 titles, 7 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s6 · crew

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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Feature Film
  2. 2025
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
  3. 2021
    • Independent Spirit 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 Alex Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 42/100 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 Alex Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian Keiser shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers