Portrait of Paul McGuigan

Directing

Paul McGuigan

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sherlock
Sherlock
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul McGuigan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Warfare
    0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Psychological Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Contemporary Drama 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Gritty Crime Thriller 2
  • Complex Character Study 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The People v Gary McKinnon
The People v Gary McKinnon

Director

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 55
Rock โ€™nโ€™ Roll Highway
Rock โ€™nโ€™ Roll Highway (2019)

Director

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 55
Push
Push (2009)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

How the Celts Saved Britain
How the Celts Saved Britain (2009)

Executive Producer

Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Wicker Park
Wicker Park (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Reckoning
The Reckoning (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1 (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 58
The Acid House
The Acid House (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Go Go Archipelago
Go Go Archipelago (1995)

Director, Additional Camera