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Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Cinematographer, director, producer and writer · Died June 16, 2010, aged 99 · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ronald Elwin Neame CBE, BSC (23 April 1911 – 16 June 2010) was an English film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronald Neame, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 23, 1911
Died
June 16, 2010 (aged 99)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Cinematographer, director, producer and writer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 86 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 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Ronald Neame's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
32%
Bonds
27%
Self
16%
Power
11%
Survival
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

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 12 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

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 13 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
11
Joyful
7
Warm
7
Contemplative
9
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet15
  • 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 Ronald Neame's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ronald Neame'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

86 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Profile of In Which We Serve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Interviewee

  • The Magic Balloon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Foreign Body(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Interviewee

  • First Monday in October(1981)

    Director · as PA System Speaker at Tennis Court (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hopscotch(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Meteor(1979)

    Director · as British Representative

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Odessa File(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Scrooge(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Prudence and the Pill(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Gambit(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Man Could Get Killed(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mister Moses(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Chalk Garden(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • I Could Go on Singing(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Escape from Zahrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Producer

  • Tunes of Glory(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Horse's Mouth(1958)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Windom's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Seventh Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Man Who Never Was(1956)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Man with a Million(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Magic Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Golden Salamander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • The Passionate Friends(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Take My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Great Expectations(1946)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Brief Encounter(1945)

    Additional Writing · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Blithe Spirit(1945)

    Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • This Happy Breed(1944)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • In Which We Serve(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • One of Our Aircraft Is Missing(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Yank in the RAF(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Major Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Saloon Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Let George Do It! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Return to Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Come on George! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Cheer Boys Cheer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Young Man's Fancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • The Secret Four(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Let's Be Famous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Trouble Brewing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ware Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • It's in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gaunt Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Penny Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Who Goes Next? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • I See Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Murder in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Second Thoughts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Against the Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Brief Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Catch as Catch Can (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Strange Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Feather Your Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Café Colette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • The Scarab Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Radio Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Once in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • A Star Fell from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • King of the Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Improper Duchess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Reasonable Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Joy Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Invitation to the Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Honours Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Drake of England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The Old Curiosity Shop(1934)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Radio Parade of 1935 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Camera Operator

  • Girls Will Be Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Camera Operator

  • Give Her a Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Camera Operator

  • A Southern Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Camera Operator

  • Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Camera Operator

  • For the Love of Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Camera Operator

  • Fires of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Camera Operator

  • Mr. Bill the Conqueror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Camera Operator

  • The Maid of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Camera Operator

  • Blackmail(1929)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Adam's Apple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Camera Operator

  • Toni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 86 titles from 1928 to 2000.

Biggest box office

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

$85M worldwide

Highest rated

Brief Encounter (1945)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 86: 2 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting25 of 86: 19 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting5 of 86: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing8 of 86: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndCinematography41 of 86: 39 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew14 of 86: 13 only other crew, 1 with another role

86 titles, 10 with more than one role.

By decade

1920s3 · crew1930s42 · crew1940s14 · crew1950s8 · crew1960s9 · crew1970s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew1980s4 · 2 acting · 3 crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · acting

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 Ronald Neame's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 30; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 30 titles divides audiences: 17 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most loved · writer, producer

Brief Encounter (1945)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 58. 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 Ronald Neame's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles1–30 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles5–38 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles3–49 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles26–32 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles11–62 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Ronald Neame work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ronald Neame's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Lean shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers