Portrait of Kevin Macdonald

Directing

Kevin Macdonald

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2021 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Marley
Marley
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kevin Macdonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Biographical Documentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Psychological Portrait 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Human Experience 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Documentary 2
  • Music Icon 2
  • Behind the Scenes 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Moving World of George Rickey
The Moving World of George Rickey

Director

A Spy by Nature
A Spy by Nature

Director

2020s

16 titles · average score 65
The Runner
The Runner (2026)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

One to One: John & Yoko
One to One: John & Yoko (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2025)

Director

High & Low – John Galliano
High & Low – John Galliano (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

Klitschko: More Than a Fight
Klitschko: More Than a Fight (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer, Director

Last Song from Kabul
Last Song from Kabul (2023)

Director

The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Life in a Day 2020
Life in a Day 2020 (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Bruno v Tyson
Bruno v Tyson (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Rescue
The Rescue (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

Executive Producer

Pelé
Pelé (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

2020: The Story Of Us
2020: The Story Of Us (2021)

Director

2010s

11 titles · average score 71
Whitney
Whitney (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Return to Podor
Return to Podor (2018)

Director

Oasis
Oasis (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Executive Producer

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Black Sea
Black Sea (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

How I Live Now
How I Live Now (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Christmas in a Day
Christmas in a Day (2013)

Director

Marley
Marley (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

The Eagle
The Eagle (2011)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Life in a Day
Life in a Day (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Senna
Senna (2010)
GoodWatch score 81

Executive Producer

2000s

8 titles · average score 74
State of Play
State of Play (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

My Enemy's Enemy
My Enemy's Enemy (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator / Interviewer (uncredited)

British Film Forever
British Film Forever (2007)

TV show

The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande
Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande (2004)

as Narrator

Touching the Void: What Happened Next
Touching the Void: What Happened Next (2004)

Director

Touching the Void
Touching the Void (2003)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Being Mick
Being Mick (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 84
One Day in September
One Day in September (1999)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

A Brief History of Errol Morris
A Brief History of Errol Morris (1999)

Director

Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance
Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)

Director

Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)

Director

Chaplin's Goliath
Chaplin's Goliath (1996)

Director, Writer

Digging Your Own Grave
Digging Your Own Grave (1995)

Director

The Making of an Englishman
The Making of an Englishman (1995)

Director