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André Singer

André Singer

Producer and director

Primetime Emmy nominee

André Singer is a British documentary film-maker, as well as an anthropologist. He is currently CEO of Spring Films Ltd of London, a Professorial Research Associate at the London School of Oriental and African Studies, and was President of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland from 2014-2018. Born in London, he studied at University Hall, Buckland and then at first Keble College and subsequently Exeter College, Oxford University under Professor Sir E.E. Evans-Pritchard, specialising in Iran and Afghanistan for his doctorate. He started working in television in the early 1970s as a researcher, then as a producer and director for the Disappearing World series at Granada Television, eventually taking over from Brian Moser as the Series Editor. Description above from the Wikipedia article André Singer (producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are André Singer's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
27%
Society
26%
Self
18%
Survival
14%
Morality
8%
Power
5%
Bonds
2%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 11 · 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 9 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
20
Melancholic
13
Dread
5
Tense
6
Warm
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical1

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 André Singer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for André Singer'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

37 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dhaka Vibra – Aventuras Futebolísticas em Bangladesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Underland(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Meeting Zelenskyy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Beneath the Surface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Last Exit: Space(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Tinderbox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Meeting Gorbachev(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Canvey - The Promised Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Into the Inferno(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Woman Who Joined the Taliban(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • They Will Have to Kill Us First: Malian Music in Exile(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Look of Silence(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Night Will Fall(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Uri Geller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • The Act of Killing(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • On Death Row(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Dreams of a Life(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Into the Abyss(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Last Chance to See(2009)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Stephen Fry in America(2008)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Blue Yonder(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Wheel of Time(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Prisoner of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Game Over(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Paddington Bear: The Early Years(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Unwrapped: The Mysterious World of Mummies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • My Best Fiend(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Little Dieter Needs to Fly(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Jinnah: The Making of Pakistan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Bronislaw Malinowski: Off the Verandah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Producer

  • Witchcraft Among the Azande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Strangers Abroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Unlocking the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Water People: The Story of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 27 of them dated from 1975 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Act of Killing (2012)

$726K worldwide

Highest rated

The Look of Silence (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 30: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 30: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing25 of 30: 24 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew1 of 30: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s8 · 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

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1999, Outstanding Non-Fiction Special.

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 André Singer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 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 19

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Paddington Bear: The Early Years (2001)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Look of Silence (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 16 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.

Who does André Singer work with?

People who share at least 2 of André Singer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Werner Herzog shares the most, 13.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers