Portrait of Jim McKay

Directing

Jim McKay

Career

Active from 1989 to 2025, busiest in 2015 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim McKay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 12
  • Gritty Urban Realism 5
  • Procedural Crime Drama 5
  • Sharp Dialogue 4
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 3
  • Procedural Mystery 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Psychological Realism 2
  • Legal Procedural Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 72
On the Seventh Day
On the Seventh Day (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

Mosquita y Mari
Mosquita y Mari (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Life Support
Life Support (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Angel Rodriguez
Angel Rodriguez (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

Room
Room (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

Executive Producer

Everyday People
Everyday People (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Executive Producer

Brother to Brother
Brother to Brother (2004)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

The Sleepy Time Gal
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

Co-Producer

Stranger Inside
Stranger Inside (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Our Song
Our Song (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 76
American Movie
American Movie (1999)
GoodWatch score 85

Co-Producer

Girls Town
Girls Town (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Editor

R.E.M.: Parallel
R.E.M.: Parallel (1995)

Director, Producer

R.E.M.: This Film Is On
R.E.M.: This Film Is On (1991)

Director

R.E.M.: Tourfilm
R.E.M.: Tourfilm (1990)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

1980s

1 title
Lighthearted Nation
Lighthearted Nation (1989)

Director