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Portrait of Paul Greengrass

Directing

Paul Greengrass

Career

Active from 1963 to 2026, with a break from 1964 to 1988, busiest in 1999 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 0.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Greengrass Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.3, average 2.4
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Thriller 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Investigative Journalism 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Based on True Events 2
  • Tactical Combat 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Relentless Pacing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
Night of Camp David
Night of Camp David

Director, Producer

Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421
Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421

Producer, Director

Untitled Jimi Hendrix Film
Untitled Jimi Hendrix Film

Director

Test Drive
Test Drive

Director

2020s

3 titles Ā· average score 69
The Uprising
The Uprising (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

The Lost Bus
The Lost Bus (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

News of the World
News of the World (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

2010s

4 titles Ā· average score 68
22 July
22 July (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Green Zone
Green Zone (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Director

2000s

6 titles Ā· average score 82
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

British Film Forever
British Film Forever (2007)

TV show

United 93
United 93 (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

Omagh
Omagh (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Producer

The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday (2002)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Screenplay

1990s

5 titles Ā· average score 59
The Theory of Flight
The Theory of Flight (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

The Fix
The Fix (1997)

Director, Writer

The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Open Fire
Open Fire (1994)

Director, Writer

1980s

1 title Ā· average score 55
Resurrected
Resurrected (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1970s

1 title Ā· average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

1960s

1 title
World in Action
World in Action (1963)

TV show Ā· Director