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Julian Jarrold

Julian Jarrold

Director, also producer · Born May 15, 1960 (66) · Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julian Edward Peter Jarrold, born in Norwich, is a BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television director. He is a member of the family which founded Jarrolds of Norwich in 1823 and was educated in Norfolk at Gresham's School, Holt. He now lives in North London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julian Jarrold, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 15, 1960 (66)
From
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 45 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 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Julian Jarrold's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
25%
Self
25%
Bonds
14%
Power
12%
Survival
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · 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 5 · Funny 0

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 6 · Even-paced 5 · 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 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
5
Romantic
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous4

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 Julian Jarrold's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julian Jarrold'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

45 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • A Very Royal Scandal(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Mothers(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • This England(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Sulphur and White(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Witness for the Prosecution(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Royal Night Out(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Train Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Rogue(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Appropriate Adult(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Worried About the Boy(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Brideshead Revisited(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Becoming Jane(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kinky Boots(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Anonymous Rex(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Hotel In Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Canterbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • White Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • White Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Never Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • All the King's Men(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Painted Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Touching Evil(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Some Kind of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Fighting for Gemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Cracker(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Crime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Wilderness Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Medics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • He-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Cluedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Children's Ward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Dramarama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Coronation Street(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1960 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Becoming Jane (2007)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

Kinky Boots (2005)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

The Witness for the Prosecution (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing45 of 45: 42 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting2 of 45: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 45: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

45 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s9 · 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.

Awards

1 major award from 8 major nominations, 1997–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Berlinale award, won
  2. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director: Fiction
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
  3. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director: Fiction
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Mini-Series
  4. 2001
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Serial
  5. 1997
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama

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 Julian Jarrold's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Coronation Street (1960)

87th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 11 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 Julian Jarrold's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles27–56 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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 Julian Jarrold work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julian Jarrold's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adrian Johnston shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers