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James Atherton

Producer · Born June 12, 1948 (78) · Woldingham, Surrey, England, UK

James Atherton was born on 12 June 1948 in Woldingham, Surrey, England, UK. James is a producer and writer, known for Archive (2020), Welcome to the Punch (2013) and Starred Up (2013).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 12, 1948 (78)
From
Woldingham, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are James Atherton's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
27%
Morality
25%
Survival
20%
Self
14%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 9 · Serious 7 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 12 · Intense 16

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 24 · 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 12 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 6

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 8 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 14

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 18 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Dread
13
Melancholic
15
Warm
7
Hopeful
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9

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 James Atherton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Atherton'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

38 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Daddy's Head(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • War Pony(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Score(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Inner Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • The Last Bus(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Son(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Archive(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Days of the Bagnold Summer(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Summerland(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Good Woman Is Hard to Find(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • I See You(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Never Grow Old(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dark Lies the Island(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • How to Fake a War(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Red Joan(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I Am Not a Serial Killer(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Young Ones(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Starred Up(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Anomaly(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Punch(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Samaritan(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • A Few Best Men(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Blood(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Blackthorn(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Burke and Hare(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hunter Prey(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Runway(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Glorious 39(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Front Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Associate Producer

  • The Proposition(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Heidi(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tara Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Dracula 3000(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Borderline(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • East of Elephant Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1977 to 2024.

Biggest box office

A Few Best Men (2011)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Starred Up (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Archive (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 28: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing27 of 28: 27 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1970s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s9 · 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 James Atherton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

A Christmas Carol (2020)

81st percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Starred Up (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

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 James Atherton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles26–92 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles15–59 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles31–89 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles24–57 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles39–82 · median 68 · intenseheavier 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 James Atherton work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Atherton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jan Pace shares the most, 26.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers