Portrait of Morgan Neville

Directing

Morgan Neville

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Abstract: The Art of Design
Abstract: The Art of Design
GoodWatch score91/100

Awards

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

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Feature Film

    2014 · Won · 86th Academy Awards

    20 Feet from Stardom

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Morgan Neville Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.1, average 5.9
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    1.8, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Music Documentary 3
  • Cultural Impact 3
  • Biographical Documentary 3
  • Pop Culture Icon 2
  • Cultural Commentary 2
  • Documentary 2
  • Biographical 2
  • Celebrity Profile 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Creative Process 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

20 titles · average score 73
Man on the Run
Man on the Run (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Director

Lorne
Lorne (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Always Lalisa
Always Lalisa (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

Who Is Martin Mull?
Who Is Martin Mull? (2026)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Breakdown: 1975
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Piece by Piece
Piece by Piece (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Morgan Neville (voice)

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer, Director

The Saint of Second Chances
The Saint of Second Chances (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

Miss Americana
Miss Americana (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer

2010s

16 titles · average score 75
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Producer

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Producer

Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Director

Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Keith Richards: Under the Influence (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

20 Feet from Stardom
20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Producer

Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies (2013)

Producer, Director

Burn
Burn (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

Troubadours
Troubadours (2011)

Director

Pearl Jam Twenty
Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer

Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power
Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power (2010)

Director, Executive Producer

2000s

8 titles · average score 72
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Producer

The Cool School
The Cool School (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Johnny Cash's America
Johnny Cash's America (2008)

Executive Producer, Director

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen (2006)

Executive Producer, Director

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004)

Director, Writer

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (2003)

Director

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (2000)

Director

1990s

2 titles
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998)

Producer

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (1995)

Director, Writer