Richard Greatrex was born in 1947 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Shakespeare in Love (1998), A Knight's Tale (2001) and Chaos (2005).
Biography from IMDb.
- Swansea, Wales, UK
- Cinematographer
- 19 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
What are Richard Greatrex's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6
A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous2
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 Richard Greatrex's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) · cinematographer · free
- I Capture the Castle (2003) · cinematographer · free
- Flawless (2007) · cinematographer · free
- A Deal Is a Deal (2008) · cinematographer · free
- Chaos (2005) · cinematographer · free
- Sea Wolf (2009) · cinematographer · free
- Moby Dick (2011) · cinematographer · free
- The Detonator (2006) · cinematographer · free
- BritBox
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Greatrex'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
43 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.
Moby Dick(2011)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Sea Wolf(2009)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
A Deal Is a Deal(2008)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Run Fatboy Run(2007)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Flawless(2007)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Big Nothing(2006)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Detonator(2006)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Upside of Anger(2005)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Chaos(2005)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Rocket Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Connie and Carla(2004)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
I Capture the Castle(2003)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Sons & Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Happy Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
A Knight's Tale(2001)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Where the Heart Is(2000)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Janice Beard(1999)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Shakespeare in Love(1998)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all filmsGetting Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Woman In White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Woman In White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Mrs. Brown(1997)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Stone Cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
It Might Be You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Blue Juice(1995)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Dirtysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
A Foreign Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Gone to the Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Lunatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Goldeneye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
War Requiem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Forbidden Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
For Queen & Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Dirty Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Aderyn Papur... and Pigs Might Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Summer School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Never Say Die! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Biceps of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Career shape
A full career of 41 titles from 1980 to 2008.
Biggest box office
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Highest rated
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998)
Most popular right now
A Knight's Tale (2001)
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.
Awards
a BAFTA Award from 5 major nominations, 1997–2000.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)
- Oscar, nominated · Best Cinematography
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)
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.
How do Richard Greatrex's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 19 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Richard Greatrex's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, 3 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all 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 Richard Greatrex work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Greatrex's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judi Dench shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Mike BarkerShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Sea Wolf (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Barker
- John MaddenShared titles: Shakespeare in Love (1998), Mrs. Brown (1997)See all 2 shared titles with John Madden
Writers
- Nigel WilliamsShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Sea Wolf (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Nigel Williams
Actors
- Judi DenchShared titles: The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Mrs. Brown (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Judi Dench
- Eddie MarsanShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Janice Beard (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Eddie Marsan
- Antony SherShared titles: A Deal Is a Deal (2008), Mrs. Brown (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Antony Sher
- Imelda StauntonShared titles: A Deal Is a Deal (2008), Shakespeare in Love (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Imelda Staunton
Composers and editors
- Stephen WarbeckShared titles: Flawless (2007), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Mrs. Brown (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen Warbeck
- Dean SoltysShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Sea Wolf (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Soltys
- Richard G. MitchellShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Sea Wolf (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Richard G. Mitchell
- Trevor JonesShared titles: A Deal Is a Deal (2008), Chaos (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Trevor Jones
Producers
- David MacLeodShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Sea Wolf (2009)See all 2 shared titles with David MacLeod
- Herbert G. KloiberShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Sea Wolf (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Herbert G. Kloiber
- Rikolt von GagernShared titles: Moby Dick (2011), Sea Wolf (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Rikolt von Gagern
- Paul SaronyShared titles: A Deal Is a Deal (2008), Mrs. Brown (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Sarony
Mixed roles
- David SchwimmerShared titles: Run Fatboy Run (2007), Big Nothing (2006)See all 2 shared titles with David Schwimmer
