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Portrait of Costa Botes

Directing

Costa Botes

Career

Active from 1985 to 2022, busiest in 2006 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Forgotten Silver
Forgotten Silver
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Costa Botes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    29
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    Upcoming

    1 title
    Barbed Wire Canoe
    Barbed Wire Canoe

    Writer

    2020s

    3 titles
    Voice
    Voice (2025)

    Cinematography

    When the Cows Come Home
    When the Cows Come Home (2022)

    Director, Cinematography

    Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait
    Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait (2020)

    Writer

    2010s

    8 titles · average score 61
    Angie
    Angie (2018)

    Director

    The World In Your Window
    The World In Your Window (2017)

    Writer, Executive Producer

    Act of Kindness
    Act of Kindness (2015)

    Director

    The Deadly Ponies Gang
    The Deadly Ponies Gang (2014)

    Editor

    The Last Dogs of Winter
    The Last Dogs of Winter (2012)

    Cinematography, Editor

    Daytime Tiger
    Daytime Tiger (2011)

    Director, Cinematography

    Candyman: The David Klein Story
    Candyman: The David Klein Story (2010)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Editor, Sound

    Day Trip
    Day Trip (2010)

    Screenplay, Producer

    2000s

    10 titles
    Lost in Wonderland
    Lost in Wonderland (2009)

    Producer, Editor

    Kathmandu Blues
    Kathmandu Blues (2009)

    Director

    Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus
    Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus (2008)

    Director

    Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues
    Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues (2008)

    Director

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'
    The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2006)

    Director, Producer

    The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
    The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2006)

    Camera Operator, Director

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'
    The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2006)

    Director, Producer

    Struggle No More: The Windy City Strugglers Story
    Struggle No More: The Windy City Strugglers Story (2006)

    Director

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision (2003)

    Cinematography

    Behind the Bull
    Behind the Bull (2000)

    Director

    1990s

    3 titles · average score 88
    Saving Grace
    Saving Grace (1998)

    Director

    Forgotten Silver
    Forgotten Silver (1997)
    GoodWatch score 88

    Director, Writer

    Valley of the Stereos
    Valley of the Stereos (1992)

    Writer, Story

    1980s

    4 titles · average score 66
    The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
    The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder (1989)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Director

    Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait
    Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait (1988)

    Director

    Bad Taste
    Bad Taste (1987)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as 3rd Class Alien

    Stalin's Sickle
    Stalin's Sickle (1987)

    Producer, Director