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Directing

John McKay

Career

Active from 1997 to 2021, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Life on Mars
Life on Mars
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John McKay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Suspenseful Thriller 2
  • Lighthearted Humor 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • British Drama 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 59
The Primrose Railway Children
The Primrose Railway Children (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

Falling into Place
Falling into Place (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Co-Producer

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 50
1745
1745 (2017)

Producer

Not Another Happy Ending
Not Another Happy Ending (2013)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

We'll Take Manhattan
We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Executive Producer

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 52
Reichenbach Falls
Reichenbach Falls (2007)

Director

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Crush
Crush (2002)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer, Director

1990s

2 titles
Wet and Dry
Wet and Dry (1997)

Director

Doom and Gloom
Doom and Gloom (1997)

Writer, Director