Portrait of Mike Newell

Directing

Mike Newell

Career

Active from 1960 to 2022, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mike Newell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Anthology Drama 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Period Piece 6
  • Social Realism 5
  • Literary Adaptation 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • British Social Realism 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Anthology Series 4
  • Tragic Romance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Duchess and I
The Duchess and I

Director

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 39
578: Magnum
578: Magnum (2022)
GoodWatch score 39

Script Consultant

The Spirit of 1926
The Spirit of 1926 (2022)

Director

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 65
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Enchanted Kingdom
Enchanted Kingdom (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer, Director

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 66
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Traffic
Traffic (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

Executive Producer

High Fidelity
High Fidelity (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 63
Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

Executive Producer

Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Photographing Fairies
Photographing Fairies (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Into the West
Into the West (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Enchanted April
Enchanted April (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Common Ground
Common Ground (1990)

Director

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 60
Soursweet
Soursweet (1988)

Director

Amazing Grace and Chuck
Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Dance with a Stranger
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

The Good Father
The Good Father (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation (1983)

Director

Blood Feud
Blood Feud (1983)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Bad Blood
Bad Blood (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Little Girls Don't
Little Girls Don't (1981)

Director

The Awakening
The Awakening (1980)
GoodWatch score 21

Director

1970s

16 titles ยท average score 65
Destiny
Destiny (1978)

Director

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Mayor's Charity
The Mayor's Charity (1977)

Director

Buffet
Buffet (1976)

Director

Brassneck
Brassneck (1975)

Director

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
Mrs. Acland's Ghosts (1975)

Director

The Boundary
The Boundary (1975)

Director

The Childhood Friend
The Childhood Friend (1974)

Director

The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship (1974)

Director

Ms or Jill and Jack
Ms or Jill and Jack (1974)

Director

Not Counting the Savages
Not Counting the Savages (1972)

Director

Just Your Luck
Just Your Luck (1972)

Director

1960s

3 titles
The Visitors
The Visitors (1968)

Director

None of That
None of That (1967)

Director

Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver
Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver (1964)

Director