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William Davies

William Davies

Writer and producer · England, UK

William Davies (sometimes credited as William Davis or Will Davies) is an English screenwriter and producer. He has written and co-written several films, including Twins (1988), The Real McCoy (1993), the Johnny English franchise (2003-2018), Alien Autopsy (2006), Flushed Away(2006), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022). The British-born Davies is a graduate of Mercersburg Academy and Cambridge University. He is the brother of television producer Michael Davies and the opera singer Rebecca de Pont Davies. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Davies (screenwriter), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From
England, UK
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are William Davies' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
25%
Self
23%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Absurd
9
Tense
6
Thrilling
6
Hopeful
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 William Davies' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for William Davies' 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

26 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Man vs Baby(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • How to Train Your Dragon(2025)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Man vs. Bee(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Letter for the King(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Abominable(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Johnny English Strikes Again(2018)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mia and the White Lion(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Puss in Boots(2011)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Johnny English Reborn(2011)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • How to Train Your Dragon(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Alien Autopsy(2006)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Johnny English(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ignition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay

  • The Guilty(2000)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Grumpy Old Men(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Machine(1993)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Real McCoy(1993)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot(1992)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • True Identity(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Short Time(1990)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Student Exchange(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Johnny English 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 1987 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Puss in Boots (2011)

$555M worldwide

Highest rated

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Puss in Boots (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing25 of 26: 17 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing9 of 26: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stOther crew3 of 26: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

26 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s5 · 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.

How do William Davies' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Student Exchange (1987)

71st percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 16 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 William Davies' work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles24–47 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles10–40 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles8–40 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles11–35 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles9–41 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 William Davies work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Davies' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Osborne shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers