Sarah Waters
Writer · Born July 21, 1966 (60) · Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Sarah Waters is a Welsh novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society and featuring lesbian protagonists, such as Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.
Biography from TMDB.
- July 21, 1966 (60)
- Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Sarah Waters' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Sarah Waters' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Waters' 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
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
BUTTONS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Little Stranger(2018)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Handmaiden(2016)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Babel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Night Watch(2011)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Affinity(2008)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Fingersmith(2005)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Tipping the Velvet(2002)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The South Bank Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1978 to 2024.
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 Sarah Waters' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 26. 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 Sarah Waters' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Sarah Waters work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sarah Waters' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Davies shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Andrew DaviesShared titles: Affinity (2008), Tipping the Velvet (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Davies
Actors
- Anna MadeleyShared titles: The Little Stranger (2018), Affinity (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Madeley
- Sally HawkinsShared titles: Fingersmith (2005), Tipping the Velvet (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Sally Hawkins
Producers
- Gareth NeameShared titles: Fingersmith (2005), Tipping the Velvet (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Gareth Neame
- Georgina LoweShared titles: Fingersmith (2005), Tipping the Velvet (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Georgina Lowe
- Sally HeadShared titles: Fingersmith (2005), Tipping the Velvet (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Sally Head
