Portrait of Alex Garland

Writing

Alex Garland

Career

Active from 2000 to 2028, busiest in 2025 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ex Machina
Ex Machina
GoodWatch score77/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    2016 · Nominated · 88th Academy Awards

    Ex Machina

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Original and Adapted Screenplay

    2015 · Nominated

    Ex Machina

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

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

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alex Garland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.4, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slow-Burn Tension 3
  • Existential Dread 3
  • Psychological Trauma 2
  • Atmospheric Dread 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Atmospheric Tension 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
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Upcoming

4 titles
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Stages

Producer

Untitled Alex Garland Sci-Fi Film
Untitled Alex Garland Sci-Fi Film

Director, Writer

28 Years Later: Part III
28 Years Later: Part III

Writer, Producer

The Toymaker's Secret
The Toymaker's Secret

Producer, Writer

2020s

6 titles · average score 71
Elden Ring
Elden Ring (2028)

Screenplay, Director

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Writer

28 Years Later
28 Years Later (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Writer

Warfare
Warfare (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

Civil War
Civil War (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

Men
Men (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

2010s

5 titles · average score 70
Annihilation
Annihilation (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

Ex Machina
Ex Machina (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Director

Big Game
Big Game (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

Dredd
Dredd (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Producer

Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Executive Producer

2000s

5 titles · average score 60
Sunshine
Sunshine (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

The Tesseract
The Tesseract (2004)
GoodWatch score 44

Novel

28 Days Later
28 Days Later (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

The Beach
The Beach (2000)
GoodWatch score 47

Novel