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Rebecca O'Brien

Rebecca O'Brien

Producer, also actor · Born October 25, 1957 (69) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body

Rebecca O'Brien (born 25 October 1957) is a BAFTA-winning film producer, known especially for her work with co-producer Ken Loach and scriptwriter Paul Laverty. She has twice been the recipient of the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival. She has also won a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rebecca O'Brien, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 25, 1957 (69)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 41 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 26Down 45% in 30 days

What are Rebecca O'Brien's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
23%
Society
21%
Bonds
17%
Power
12%
Self
11%
Survival
9%
Ideas
7%
Community11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 27 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 9

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 16 · 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 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4

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 6 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 15

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
13
Hopeful
11
Contemplative
8
Bittersweet
8
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6
  • Other1

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 Rebecca O'Brien's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rebecca O'Brien'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

41 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Harvest(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • On Falling(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Old Oak(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Pylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • My Son(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sorry We Missed You(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lynn + Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • You Were Never Really Here(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Jasper Jones(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • I, Daniel Blake(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • City of Tiny Lights(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach(2016)

    Producer · as Self - Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dheepan(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy's Hall(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Cesar Chavez(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mediastan(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Spirit of '45(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Angels' Share(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Route Irish(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • tadeusz.kantor@europa.pl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Oranges and Sunshine(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jean Charles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Looking for Eric(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • It's a Free World...(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Carry On Ken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer · Actor

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

    Producer

  • A Fond Kiss(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Sixteen(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Navigators(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Princesa(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bread and Roses(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Joe(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bean(1997)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Land and Freedom(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Agenda(1990)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Friendship's Death(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)

    Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Alma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1985 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Bean (1997)

$251M worldwide

Highest rated

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

You Were Never Really Here (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 38: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing36 of 38: 35 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew1 of 38: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew2010s14 · 1 acting · 13 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

a BAFTA Award from 8 major nominations, 1996–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2020
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  3. 2019
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  4. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
  5. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
  6. 1999
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  7. 1996
    • BAFTA 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 Rebecca O'Brien's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Mediastan (2013)

53rd percentile spread · 8% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Rebecca O'Brien's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles25–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles4–40 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles59–89 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles10–51 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles28–80 · median 49 · 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 Rebecca O'Brien work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rebecca O'Brien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Loach shares the most, 20.

Directors

  • Ken Loach20 titles · 18 as director    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Ken Loach

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers