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Jeff Newitt

Director · Born June 25, 1962 (64) · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Jeff Newitt was born on 23 June 1962 in Oldham, Manchester, England, UK. He is a director, known for Trainspotter (1997), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) and Flushed Away (2006).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 25, 1962 (64)
From
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 47% in 30 days

Where can I watch Jeff Newitt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Newitt'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, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits(2012)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    Head of Animation

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Monkeybone(2001)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Les chefs-d’œuvre du Studio Aardman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Trainspotter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Loves Me, Loves Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Writer

  • The Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

Career shape

Biggest box office

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

$123M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1993–1997.

  1. 1997
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated Short Film
  2. 1993
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Short Film

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.