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Lionel Wigram

Lionel Wigram

Producer and writer · Born December 22, 1962 (63) · UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Lionel Wigram (born 1961) is a British film producer and screenplay writer. He was named a senior vice president of production at Warner Bros. in November 2000. He grew up in England. He was educated at Eton College and Oxford University, where he was a co-founder of the Oxford Film Foundation. Wigram then worked as a runner for producer Elliott Kastner. After working for Kastner for several years, he eventually produced several low budget films for him in partnership with Cassian Elwes. He then spent ten years working in the independent world both as an executive and as a producer. He ran Renny Harlin's Company and worked at Shep Gordon and Carolyn Pfeiffer’s company, Alive Films. Wigram was named a senior vice president of production at Warner Bros. in November 2000. As a studio executive, he was responsible for buying the Harry Potter book series for the studio, as well overseeing the eight film series. In addition to the Harry Potter films, Wigram also championed such films as Three Kings, Charlotte Gray and The Big Tease. He later transitioned from executive to independent producer with a first look deal at Warner Bros. During his tenure, Wigram produced the 2009 hit film Sherlock Holmes. Wigram also co-wrote the story for the film. The basis for the film was a comic book he also wrote, conceiving the world's greatest detective for today's audience. He was also a producer on the sequel Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows. Aside from the Sherlock franchise, Wigram was also executive producer of the last four Harry Potter films, as well as August Rush and The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole. In 2012, Wigram started a joint production company with his frequent collaborator, Guy Ritchie, called Ritchie/Wigram films. The company's first film The Man from U.N.C.L.E., was released in August 2015. Currently, Ritchie and Wigram are working on their fourth film together, Knights Of The Round Table: King Arthur, scheduled for release in July 2016, which Wigram also co-wrote with Ritchie and Joby Harold. He is also producer on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, based on the book by JK Rowling, due to be released in November 2016. Wigram was instrumental in realizing the creative possibility of adapting the book as a film.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 22, 1962 (63)
From
UK
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 18 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 5% in 30 days

What are Lionel Wigram's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
31%
Self
28%
Power
21%
Morality
14%
Survival
2%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lionel Wigram's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lionel Wigram'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

18 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1989 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

$939M worldwide

Highest rated

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Midcredits 94th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 18: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing18 of 18: 14 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

18 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s9 · 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

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2017, Outstanding British Film of the Year.

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 Lionel Wigram's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Cool as Ice (1991)

93rd percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 33/100 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 Lionel Wigram's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles50–63 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles14–38 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles10–37 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles7–33 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles38–63 · median 55 · 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 Lionel Wigram work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lionel Wigram's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Yates shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers