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Andrew Haigh

Andrew Haigh

Director, writer, producer and editor · Born March 7, 1973 (53) · Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Andrew Haigh (born 7 March 1973) is an English filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the films Weekend (2011), 45 Years (2015), Lean on Pete (2017), and All of Us Strangers (2023). He also wrote and directed the HBO series Looking (2014–2015) and its film sequel Looking: The Movie (2016), as well as the BBC Two limited series The North Water (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Haigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1973 (53)
From
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Director, writer, producer and editor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 27% in 30 days

What are Andrew Haigh's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
27%
Survival
23%
Morality
8%
Society
5%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Contemplative
6
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Andrew Haigh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Haigh'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

20 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Long Winter(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • All of Us Strangers(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Passages(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The North Water(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Lean on Pete(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The OA(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • 45 Years(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Looking(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Weekend(2011)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Five Miles Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Greek Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Sound Designer · Writer

  • Cahuenga Blvd. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Markings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2002)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Belly of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Untitled Leonardo da Vinci Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Wild Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 16 of them dated from 2002 to 2024.

Biggest box office

All of Us Strangers (2023)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

All of Us Strangers (2023)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The North Water (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 20: 4 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thWriting13 of 20: 0 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thProducing5 of 20: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleCinematography1 of 20: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 20: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 20: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

20 titles, 14 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Awards

8 major nominations and no wins, 2015–2024.

  1. 2024
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Adapted)
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  2. 2017
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2016
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  4. 2015
    • Berlinale award, nominated

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 Andrew Haigh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser6

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

A Long Winter (2026)

55th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

All of Us Strangers (2023)

Midcredits 95th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 80/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Andrew Haigh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–68 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles49–83 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian 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 Andrew Haigh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Haigh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Alberts shares the most, 6.

Editors

Producers