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Directing

Alex Pillai

Career

Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 1997 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Being Human
Being Human
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alex Pillai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Satire & Parody
    1.6, average 2.3
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Team Dynamics 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Character-Driven Mystery 3
  • Witty Banter 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • British Police Procedural 3
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 3
  • British Crime Procedural 2
  • Buddy Cop Dynamic 2
  • Romantic Subplots 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    7
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    2 titles · average score 35
    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
    Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)

    Director

    How to Date Billy Walsh
    How to Date Billy Walsh (2024)
    GoodWatch score 35

    Director

    2010s

    2 titles · average score 53
    Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
    Harry Price: Ghost Hunter (2015)
    GoodWatch score 66

    Director

    Victim
    Victim (2011)
    GoodWatch score 41

    Director

    2000s

    2 titles · average score 55
    The Best Man
    The Best Man (2006)
    GoodWatch score 56

    Director

    The Wyvern Mystery
    The Wyvern Mystery (2000)
    GoodWatch score 54

    Director

    1990s

    1 title
    Flight
    Flight (1997)

    Director