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Alan Strachan

Editor · Died May 29, 2015, aged 76

Born
September 19, 1938
Died
May 29, 2015 (aged 76)
Works as
Editor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 37 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 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Alan Strachan's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
22%
Survival
22%
Bonds
21%
Society
11%
Self
11%
Power
9%
Ideas
4%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 6 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

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 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 9 · 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

A split, not a type: Casual 14 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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 14 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
6
Melancholic
9
Absurd
5
Romantic
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous6

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 Alan Strachan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Strachan'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, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Prisoners of the Sun(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Man Running(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Baker(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • American Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Color Me Kubrick(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lighthouse Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Tooth(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Baltic Storm(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Feardotcom(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • War Bride(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Spy Games(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Waking Ned Devine(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Shooting Fish(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Nostradamus(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Love on a Branch Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Return from the River Kwai(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Noble House(1988)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Withnail and I(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Not Quite Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Power Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • Sahara(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Sender(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Tuxedo Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Editor

  • Present Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • The Final Conflict(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Black Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Editor

  • North Sea Hijack(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Passage(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Greek Tycoon(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The 'Human' Factor(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Frenzy(1972)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Big Truck and Sister Clare(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Where Eagles Dare(1968)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1968 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Waking Ned Devine (1998)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Withnail and I (1987)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Final Conflict (1981)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 32: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 32: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing28 of 32: 28 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew2 of 32: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s11 · 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.

How do Alan Strachan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

Big Truck and Sister Clare (1974)

91st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Withnail and I (1987)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Alan Strachan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles29–62 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles26–84 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian 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 Alan Strachan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Strachan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew V. McLaglen shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers