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Deon Meyer

Career

Active from 2006 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2024 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hunting Emma
Hunting Emma
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Deon Meyer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    1.4, average 3.8
  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • South African Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Gritty Crime Thriller 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 48
Heart of the Hunter
Heart of the Hunter (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel, Writer

Broken Darkness
Broken Darkness (2021)
GoodWatch score 38

Executive Producer

2010s

6 titles · average score 65
Hunting Emma
Hunting Emma (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Double Echo
Double Echo (2017)

Executive Producer

Alles Wat Mal Is
Alles Wat Mal Is (2014)

Story

The Ballad of Robbie de Wee
The Ballad of Robbie de Wee (2013)

Writer

The Last Tango
The Last Tango (2013)

Writer, Director

Jakhalsdans
Jakhalsdans (2010)

Screenplay