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Roger Graef

Roger Graef

Director and producer · Born April 18, 1936 (90) · New York, New York, United States

Roger Arthur Graef OBE (born 18 April 1936) is a theatre director and filmmaker. Born in New York, he moved to Britain in 1962, where he began a career producing documentary films investigating previously closed institutions, including Government ministries and court buildings.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 18, 1936 (90)
From
New York, New York, United States
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 20 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 60% in 30 days

What are Roger Graef's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Morality
33%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
9%
Power
7%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · 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 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Warm
2
Tense
1
Dread
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Roger Graef's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Graef's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

20 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Made in Ethiopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Confession(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monty Python: The Meaning of Live(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Amnesty! When They Are All Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Stealing Klimt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Feltham Sings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Masters of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Closing Ranks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Writer

  • Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show Creator

  • Maybe Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • The Mermaid Frolics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Producer

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's(1976)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Right to Work March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Who Is Sonny Rollins? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Executive Producer

  • One of Them Is Named Brett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • The Flying Alberts (Brucey Lacey edit) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1965 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Confession (2016)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting9 of 19: 7 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 19: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 19: 8 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 19: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s3 · crew1970s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1980s4 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

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

How do Roger Graef's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

The Confession (2016)

64th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

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 Roger Graef work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Graef's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Cleese shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Mixed roles