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Neal Purvis

Neal Purvis

Writer and actor, also producer · Born September 9, 1961 (65) · UK

BAFTA Award winner

Neal Purvis (born 9 September 1961) is a British screenwriter, best known for co-writing several James Bond films with his long-time collaborator Robert Wade.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 9, 1961 (65)
From
UK
Works as
Writer and actor, also producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Neal Purvis' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 8

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
9
Melancholic
6
Absurd
4
Dread
3
Other
7

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Neal Purvis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Neal Purvis' 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

20 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • SS-GB(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
  • Spectre(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Skyfall(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Johnny English Reborn(2011)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • James Bond in the Bahamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Road to Casino Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Stoned(2005)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Return to Sender(2004)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Johnny English(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Die Another Day(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Let Him Have It(1991)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • I Am Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Johnny English 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 1991 to 2021.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 20: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting17 of 20: 15 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing1 of 20: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 20: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s9 · 3 acting · 6 crew2010s5 · crew2020s1 · 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 4 major nominations, 2007–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  2. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, won
  3. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • 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 Neal Purvis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Neal Purvis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles45–69 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles37–59 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles27–45 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles34–43 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles24–65 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most 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 Neal Purvis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neal Purvis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Wade shares the most, 13.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles