Portrait of Simon West

Directing

Simon West

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, with a break from 1975 to 1996, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Human Target
Human Target
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Simon West Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Action Comedy 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Adult-Oriented 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Gritty Urban Setting 2
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Survival Story 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Raider
Raider

Director

Fortitude
Fortitude

Director

Queens of Scream - Triple Feature
Queens of Scream - Triple Feature

Director

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 37
The Legend Hunters
The Legend Hunters (2026)

Director

Bride Hard
Bride Hard (2025)
GoodWatch score 29

Director

Old Guy
Old Guy (2024)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 43
Skyfire
Skyfire (2019)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Gun Shy
Gun Shy (2017)
GoodWatch score 27

Director, Producer

Stratton
Stratton (2017)
GoodWatch score 27

Director

The Saint
The Saint (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

Executive Producer

Wild Card
Wild Card (2015)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer

The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2 (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Stolen
Stolen (2012)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

The Mechanic
The Mechanic (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 50
The Unwinking Gaze: The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet
The Unwinking Gaze: The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet (2008)

Music

The Man
The Man (2007)

Director

When a Stranger Calls
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Adaptation

Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 55
The General's Daughter
The General's Daughter (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Con Air
Con Air (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1970s

1 title ยท average score 71
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Walker