Toby Nowlan

Director and producer, also actor

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as: Director and producer, also actor
Titles: 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
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Known for

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

What are Toby Nowlan's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Ideas

33%

Self

23%

Survival

21%

Bonds

12%

Society

12%

Nature2 Purpose2 Survival3 Family bonds2 Hope2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

4

Hopeful

3

Warm

2

Thrilling

1

Joyful

1

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Thought-provoking3

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet1
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 Toby Nowlan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Toby Nowlan'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

6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Director
Ocean with David Attenborough(2025)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Our Planet II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 4 episodes · Director
A Perfect Planet(2021)
Show 5 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Dancing with the Birds(2019)
Producer · Production Assistant
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Our Planet(2019)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2019 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)

Midcredits 99^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing4 of 6Producing3 of 6Other crew1 of 6

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s4 · crew

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

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2026.

2026
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures

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.

Is Toby Nowlan's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mild

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

Who does Toby Nowlan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toby Nowlan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keith Scholey shares the most, 4.