- Director, writer and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Joe Loncraine's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical2
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 Joe Loncraine's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Curiosity Stream
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Joe Loncraine'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
16 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

Wild London(2026)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Planète Animale : Les jeux de l'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Règne animal, les jeux de l'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

The Mating Game(2021)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Magical Land of Oz(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Serengeti Rules(2018)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Primal Survivor(2016)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Wild Sri Lanka(2015)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Siberian Tiger Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Maneater Manhunt(2012)

Natural World(1983)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Nature(1982)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1982 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.
How do Joe Loncraine's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 98th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 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 Joe Loncraine work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joe Loncraine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Attenborough shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Martin DohrnShared titles: The Secret Lives of Big Cats (2020), Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Dohrn

Actors
- David AttenboroughShared titles: Wild London (2026), The Mating Game (2021), Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016)See all 3 shared titles with David Attenborough

Cinematographers and editors
- Simon De GlanvilleShared titles: Wild London (2026), The Serengeti Rules (2018), Wild Sri Lanka (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Simon De Glanville
- Rama BowleyShared titles: The Secret Lives of Big Cats (2020), Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016), Primal Survivor (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Rama Bowley
- Tom RowlandShared titles: Wild London (2026), The Mating Game (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Rowland
- Dan ProudShared titles: The Mating Game (2021), Magical Land of Oz (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Proud
Producers
- David AllenShared titles: Wild London (2026), The Serengeti Rules (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Allen
- Mike BirkheadShared titles: Wild Sri Lanka (2015), Maneater Manhunt (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Birkhead
