Martin Williams is a British television director and producer based in London, England. He is the founder of Talesmith.
Biography from TMDB.
- Director, producer and writer, also actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Martin Williams' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
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 Martin Williams' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).
- Curiosity Stream
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Martin Williams' 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
25 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Secrets of the Penguins(2025)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Secrets of the Elephants(2023)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Jaws vs. the Blob(2022)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Takaya, Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
T-Rex - Rekonstruktion einer Riesenechse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Science grand format (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Flyspy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Attenborough at 90(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Odyssey Of Felines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Galapagos 3D: Nature's Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Galapagos with David Attenborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Kingdom of Plants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
First Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Attenborough's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Inside Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Inside the Living Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Red Arrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Nova(1974)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1974 to 2025.
Awards
Won a Grammy Award in 1985, Best Album Notes.
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 Martin Williams' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 7 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
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 Martin Williams work with?
People who share at least 2 of Martin Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cameron shares the most, 2.
Producers
- James CameronShared titles: Secrets of the Penguins (2025), Secrets of the Elephants (2023)See all 2 shared titles with James Cameron
- Ruth RobertsShared titles: Secrets of the Penguins (2025), The Real T Rex with Chris Packham (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ruth Roberts
Mixed roles
- Anne SommerfieldShared titles: Secrets of the Elephants (2023), Attenborough at 90 (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Sommerfield
- Peter ChinnShared titles: Jaws vs. the Blob (2022), The Real T Rex with Chris Packham (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Chinn