Anthony Minghella, CBE (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996), which also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Minghella, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 6, 1954
- March 18, 2008 (aged 54)
- Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK
- Writer, director and producer
- 24 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
What are Anthony Minghella's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 10
Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 10
Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 11
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
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 Anthony Minghella's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Minghella'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
49 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Margaret(2011)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Nine(2009)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all filmsRemembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Reader(2008)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
New York, I Love You(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Love You More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Michael Clayton(2007)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Atonement(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Breaking and Entering(2006)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Catch a Fire(2006)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all filmsIn Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Interpreter(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Cold Mountain(2003)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Quiet American(2002)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Heaven(2002)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Iris(2001)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Welcome to Hollywood(1998)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The English Patient(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Mr. Wonderful(1993)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all showsThe Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Truly Madly Deeply(1990)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Living with Dinosaurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Storyteller: The True Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Storyteller: A Story Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Storyteller: The Luck Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Storyteller: Fearnot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Storyteller(1987)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Inspector Morse(1987)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all showsWhat If It's Raining (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Boon(1986)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all showsMaybury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Grange Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
A Little Like Drowning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 49 titles from 1978 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The English Patient (1996)
Highest rated
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Most popular right now
The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)
Film career
- 2007Screen debut· Atonement
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 Anthony Minghella's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up15
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Anthony Minghella's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Anthony Minghella work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anthony Minghella's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sydney Pollack shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Phillip NoyceShared titles: Catch a Fire (2006), The Quiet American (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip Noyce
Actors
- Jude LawShared titles: Breaking and Entering (2006), Cold Mountain (2003), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Jude Law
- Matt DamonShared titles: Margaret (2011), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Damon
- Judi DenchShared titles: Nine (2009), Iris (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Judi Dench
- Nicole KidmanShared titles: Nine (2009), Cold Mountain (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Kidman
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Gabriel YaredShared titles: Breaking and Entering (2006), Cold Mountain (2003), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The English Patient (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Gabriel Yared
- John SealeShared titles: Cold Mountain (2003), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The English Patient (1996)See all 3 shared titles with John Seale
- Walter MurchShared titles: Cold Mountain (2003), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The English Patient (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Walter Murch
- Nico MuhlyShared titles: Margaret (2011), The Reader (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Nico Muhly
Producers
- Sydney PollackShared titles: Margaret (2011), The Reader (2008), Michael Clayton (2007), Breaking and Entering (2006), Catch a Fire (2006), Cold Mountain (2003), Heaven (2002), The Quiet American (2002), Iris (2001), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)See all 10 shared titles with Sydney Pollack
- Harvey WeinsteinShared titles: Nine (2009), The Reader (2008), Breaking and Entering (2006), Cold Mountain (2003), Heaven (2002), Iris (2001), The English Patient (1996)See all 7 shared titles with Harvey Weinstein
- Steve E. AndrewsShared titles: Breaking and Entering (2006), Cold Mountain (2003), The Quiet American (2002), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The English Patient (1996)See all 5 shared titles with Steve E. Andrews
- Bob WeinsteinShared titles: The Reader (2008), Breaking and Entering (2006), Cold Mountain (2003), The English Patient (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Bob Weinstein
