Portrait of Douglas Mackinnon

Directing

Douglas Mackinnon

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 2003 and 2012 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Line of Duty
Line of Duty
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas Mackinnon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Biographical
    0.4, average 1.0
  • Coming of Age
    2.5, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Team Dynamics 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Procedural Drama 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Institutional Critique 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 77
Seaforth
Seaforth (2025)

Executive Producer

Good Omens: Lockdown
Good Omens: Lockdown (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 80
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night (2012)

Director

Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night (2012)

Director

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 56
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden (2007)

Director

The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Gifted
Gifted (2003)

Director

A Good Thief
A Good Thief (2002)

Director

Gentlemen's Relish
Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1990s

2 titles
Vision
Vision (1993)

Writer, Director

Ashes
Ashes (1990)

Director