Sharon Maguire (born 1960) made her name as a film director when she landed the job of directing Bridget Jones's Diary. The film was based on the book by her close friend Helen Fielding, and one of the main characters - Shazzer - is actually based on Maguire. Raised as a Roman Catholic, Maguire studied English and Drama at the University of Wales Aberystwyth from 1979–1983 and graduated with a 2:2 degree before going on to do the PGCE teaching qualification. She's quoted as saying: "It always breaks the ice at parties when I'm with Oxbridge types and I brag: 'I went to Aberystwyth!'" After leaving Aberystwyth, she did a year's postgraduate course in journalism at City University in London and worked as a researcher then a director on The Media Show. In 1991, she got a job with the BBC as producer/director of The Late Show. She also made several documentaries - including Omnibus - before leaving the Corporation to make advertisements. Bridget Jones' Diary marked Maguire's feature directorial debut. Other projects in development for Maguire include Mail with Film Four, The Vicious Circle with Oxford Films, and Mother's Boy, for which she has also been commissioned to write a script for BBC Films. The film Incendiary, which was written and will be directed by Maguire, is also currently in production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharon Maguire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 28, 1960 (65)
- Coventry, England, UK
- Director, writer and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Sharon Maguire's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
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 Sharon Maguire's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Sharon Maguire'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
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The Critic(2023)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Godmothered(2020)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Bridget Jones's Baby(2016)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Incendiary(2008)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all filmsRumer Godden: An Indian Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Longbourn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Joy of Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles, 6 of them dated from 1995 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Highest rated
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
Most popular right now
Bridget Jones's Diary (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.
How do Sharon Maguire's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 5 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 Sharon Maguire's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most 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 Sharon Maguire work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sharon Maguire's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Helen Fielding shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Helen FieldingShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Helen Fielding
Actors
- Colin FirthShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Colin Firth
- Gemma JonesShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Gemma Jones
- James CallisShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with James Callis
- Jim BroadbentShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Broadbent
Composers
- Craig ArmstrongShared titles: The Critic (2023), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Armstrong
Producers
- Anand TuckerShared titles: The Critic (2023), Incendiary (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Anand Tucker
- Debra HaywardShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Debra Hayward
- Eric FellnerShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Fellner
- Liza ChasinShared titles: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Liza Chasin
