Mat Whitecross

Directing

Mat Whitecross

Born 1977-09-21 · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Idols poster
7.1

A fiery young motorcycle racer throws away his shot at the junior championship in a reckless crash, only to receive a surprise offer from a top Moto2 team that gives him a chance at redemption. But to claim it, he must train under his estranged father, a disgraced former world champion haunted by a tragic past. As the father and son battle personal demons, media scrutiny, and a ruthless racing circuit, their fractured bond is pushed to the limit by ambition, love, and the unforgiving speed of the sport. With a wildcard entry into MotoGP on the line, they must confront the wreckage of their relationship to seize a future—on and off the track.

Idols

2026

Supersonic poster
7.4

Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.

Supersonic

2016

Red Nose Day Actually poster
7.0

Fourteen years after the events of the original film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.

Red Nose Day Actually

2017

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll poster
6.2

A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

2010

The Sound of 007 poster
7.3

Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing in No Time to Die.

The Sound of 007

2022

Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams poster
7.8

An in-depth and intimate portrait of Coldplay's spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden pubs to selling out stadiums across the planet. At the heart of the story is the band's unshakeable brotherhood which has endured through many highs and lows.

Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams

2018

Spike Island poster
6.3

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

Spike Island

2012

Ashes poster
5.1

One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's, but when his estranged son Jamie visits him in hospital he realises the extra stress Frank is put under and decides to break him out in the hope of returning him to his family. As the two travel across the country, beginning to bond along the way, it soon transpires that both Frank and Jamie are at odds with their past.

Ashes

2012

Ashes poster
5.1

One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's, but when his estranged son Jamie visits him in hospital he realises the extra stress Frank is put under and decides to break him out in the hope of returning him to his family. As the two travel across the country, beginning to bond along the way, it soon transpires that both Frank and Jamie are at odds with their past.

Ashes

2012

Coldplay: Live in São Paulo poster
8.8

On tour promoting their 2015 studio album 'A Head Full of Dreams', English pop rock band Coldplay performs a sold-out live concert at Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo, Brazil in November 2017.

Coldplay: Live in São Paulo

2018

The Road to Guantanamo poster
6.9

Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.

The Road to Guantanamo

2006

The Shock Doctrine poster
7.1

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

The Shock Doctrine

2009

No artwork available
NR

Featuring interviews with those who know her best, the doc will chart the 'Smile' singer’s journey from the 'Queen of MySpace' who changed the rules of the music industry to the cultural force she is today.

Untitled Lily Allen Documentary

Bauhaus 100 poster
6.5

In 1919 an art school opened in Germany that would change the world forever. It was called the Bauhaus. A century later, its radical thinking still shapes our lives today. Bauhaus 100 is the story of Walter Gropius, architect and founder of the Bauhaus, and the teachers and students he gathered to form this influential school. Traumatised by his experiences during the Great War, and determined that technology should never again be used for destruction, Gropius decided to reinvent the way art and design were taught. At the Bauhaus, all the disciplines would come together to create the buildings of the future, and define a new way of living in the modern world.

Bauhaus 100

2019

No artwork available
NR

The dying Earl of Warbeck summons his nearest and dearest for a final Christmas at Warbeck Hall. A snowstorm hits, leaving the guests trapped and cut off from the world. No one’s unhappier about this than the Earl’s son and heir, Robert, the leader of a dangerous new political party. As the evening progresses, an attempt is made on Robert’s life and he is determined to find the culprit. Is it the jilted lover, the resentful cousin, the belittled butler, a mysterious guest? Everyone has motive and opportunity in this darkly satirical whodunit… But who will make it through the night?

Sleeping Lions

Moving to Mars poster
NR

Moving to Mars charts the epic journey made by two Burmese families from a vast refugee camp on the Thai/Burma border to their new homes in the UK. At times hilarious, at times emotional, their travels provide a fascinating and unique insight not only into the effects of migration, but also into one of the most important current political crises - Burma.

Moving to Mars

2009

Job Street poster
NR

A day in the life of three illegal immigrants struggling to find work in the UK black market. Rendered powerless by their situation each character faces exploitation with dreadful consequences.

Job Street

2005