Production

Andrew Starke

Born

1967-02-01 (59)

Place of birth

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Known for

Production

Credits

31 titles

Andrew Starke is a British film and television producer who co-founded the production company Rook Films in 2008 with director Ben Wheatley and screenwriter Amy Jump. In association with Rook Films, Starke served as producer on such films as Kill List (2011), The Duke of Burgundy (2014), The Greasy Strangler, Free Fire (both 2016), An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, In Fabric, Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (all 2018), and Possessor (2020). In 2019, Starke co-founded the film distribution company Anti-Worlds with Jason Wood, Zoe Flower, Sam Dunn and John Morrissey. In 2001, Starke co-wrote, co-produced and co-directed the Channel 4 TV programme Mondo Macabro alongside Pete Tombs. The duo w…

Known for

Possessor poster
6.4

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

Possessor

2020

Free Fire poster
6.2

Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.

Free Fire

2017

The ABCs of Death poster
4.9

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

The ABCs of Death

2013

The Duke of Burgundy poster
6.3

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

The Duke of Burgundy

2015

Sightseers poster
6.3

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

Sightseers

2012

Hoard poster
6.9

The story follows Maria – a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident, Michael, inspires her to revisit the childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.

Hoard

2024

Behind the camera

Possessor poster
6.4

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

Possessor

2020

Free Fire poster
6.2

Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.

Free Fire

2017

The ABCs of Death poster
4.9

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

The ABCs of Death

2013

The Duke of Burgundy poster
6.3

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

The Duke of Burgundy

2015

Sightseers poster
6.3

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

Sightseers

2012

Hoard poster
6.9

The story follows Maria – a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident, Michael, inspires her to revisit the childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.

Hoard

2024

In Fabric poster
5.6

A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store, following the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.

In Fabric

2018

ABCs of Death 2 poster
5.4

Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

ABCs of Death 2

2014

Kill List poster
6.2

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

Kill List

2011

A Field in England poster
6.2

During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.

A Field in England

2013

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn poster
5.6

Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn: For One Magical Night Only."

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

2018

In the Earth poster
5.6

As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs.

In the Earth

2021

The Greasy Strangler poster
5.5

Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.

The Greasy Strangler

2016

Swimming Home poster
5.7

Joe and Isabel’s marriage is dying when Kitti, a naked stranger found floating in the pool at their holiday villa in Greece, is invited to stay. Kitti collects and eats poisonous plants, and Nina, their teenage daughter, is enthralled by her. What kind of relief can Kitti provide for this family in crisis?

Swimming Home

2024

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead poster
6.4

Colin has rented a stately country home for his extended family’s New Year celebrations. He’s the centre of attention until his estranged brother David unexpectedly arrives, throwing the family dynamic far off orbit.

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018

Scala!!! poster
7.8

This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.

Scala!!!

2024

Bulk poster
5.0

When an over zealous scientist pushes his experiments with string theory too far, his brane explodes. That's "brane", not "brain", meaning someone has to sort out the mess he has created. Corey Harlan is sent in – kicking and screaming – to find the heart of the brane and its creator.

Bulk

2026

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes poster
6.8

A true pioneer in audio exploration and psycho-acoustics, Delia Derbyshire conceived one of the most familiar compositions in science fiction, the Doctor Who theme, while working in a BBC basement. Her soundscapes felt like they connected to another realm. Kicking off with the discovery of 267 tapes in an attic, along with a treasure trove of journals hidden in her childhood bedroom, this film tunes in to Derbyshire’s frequency; that of a life-long non-conformist, whose peals of laughter in an archive interview tickle with delight and eccentricity. Featuring a rich archive, interviews, fictional embodiment and Cosey Fanni Tutti’s psycho-sonic channelling, director Caroline Catz traces acoustic pathways on her archeological dig into Derbyshire’s resonant life.

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes

2020

Earwig poster
5.5

Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.

Earwig

2022

No artwork available
NR

A short documentary primarily focused on Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series.

The Erotic Empire

2002

Hell's Ground poster
4.9

After lying to their parents and running off to see a rock concert, five teens leave their suburb neighborhood of Islamabad and travel into the wild only to have their van break down and they get set upon by not only flesh eating zombies, but a ghoulish hitchhiker, and a blood-soaked, burqa-wearing killer.

Hell's Ground

2007

Down Terrace poster
6.2

After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl get out of jail and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the police. On top of that, the "family business" is on the rocks, and the motley crew of criminals who operate out of Down Terrace aren't feeling terribly trusting of one another. It might look like an ordinary house, but at Down Terrace, the walls are closing in..

Down Terrace

2010

Aaaaaaaah! poster
4.3

Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions run high and deep-seated grudges resurface amongst the tribe. Are we not men? Or are we simply beasts?

Aaaaaaaah!

2015

The Damning of a Country Merchant poster
NR

The life of the patriarch of a rural merchant family in 1910 Indiana is suddenly disrupted by a charismatic industrialist who has engaged in a secret affair with his wife. When rising tensions mistakenly lead to a customer's death, his wounded authority and manhood leave him vulnerable to truly bizarre and horrifying forces causing unimaginable chaos and terror.

The Damning of a Country Merchant

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The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves poster
NR

The 12th Episode from the "Eurotika" documentary series, made for the UK Channel 4 about European exploitation cinema. This one looks at the films of British director Michael Reeves, who died under mysterious circumstances at age 25. Interviews include TV star and longtime fellow Ian Ogilvy, who starred in all three of Reeves's features, award winning author Iain Sinclair and Paul Maslansky, who produced Reeves's first movie.

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

1999

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves poster
NR

The 12th Episode from the "Eurotika" documentary series, made for the UK Channel 4 about European exploitation cinema. This one looks at the films of British director Michael Reeves, who died under mysterious circumstances at age 25. Interviews include TV star and longtime fellow Ian Ogilvy, who starred in all three of Reeves's features, award winning author Iain Sinclair and Paul Maslansky, who produced Reeves's first movie.

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

1999

Dick & Stewart: I Spy with My Little Eye poster
NR

Single-narrator animation that tells the story of a boy called Dick and his best friend Stewart, whose eye is all that's left of him following a mysterious accident.

Dick & Stewart: I Spy with My Little Eye

2018

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes poster
1.0

Docudrama portrait of Delia Derbyshire, the electronic sound pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme tune, that explores the idea that this extraordinary composer herself lived outside of time and space.

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes

2018

No artwork available
NR

A short history of Filipino exploitation cinema.

Thrillers From Manila

2002

The Haunted Moustache poster
NR

The story of a mysterious inheritance, seances, psychedelics and Brighton’s 1990s alt-cabaret scene is woven together with inimitable charm, writer David Bramwell recalls his UK odyssey to find the origins of the moustache inherited from Great Aunt Sylia. He encounters the occult, mind altering drugs and a cabaret of misfits including Hippy Lily, Dave Suit and the enigmatic Drako Oho Zarhazar.

The Haunted Moustache

2025

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Linguist

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