Portrait of Douglas McGrath

Acting

Douglas McGrath

Career

Active from 1975 to 2016, with a break from 1976 to 1992, busiest in 2011 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas McGrath Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Social Satire 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Class Dynamics 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Beautiful
Beautiful

Musical

2020s

1 title · average score 49
Rifkin's Festival
Rifkin's Festival (2020)
GoodWatch score 49

as Gil Brenner

2010s

5 titles · average score 60
Godless
Godless (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Edward Solomon

Becoming Mike Nichols
Becoming Mike Nichols (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Café Society
Café Society (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as Norman

I Don't Know How She Does It
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

His Way
His Way (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

2000s

7 titles · average score 63
Solitary Man
Solitary Man (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dean Edward Gitleson

Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jeff Gaffney

Infamous
Infamous (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Director

Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Barbeque Guest

Company Man
Company Man (2000)
GoodWatch score 35

as Alan Quimp

Small Time Crooks
Small Time Crooks (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Frenchy's Lawyer

1990s

9 titles · average score 70
The Insider
The Insider (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

as Private Investigator

Happiness
Happiness (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tom

Celebrity
Celebrity (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bill Gaines

The Daytrippers
The Daytrippers (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chap

Prix Fixe
Prix Fixe (1997)

as Bob Waterman

Emma
Emma (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer

Quiz Show
Quiz Show (1994)
GoodWatch score 86

as Snodgrass

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1993)
GoodWatch score 34

Screenplay

1970s

1 title · average score 69
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Dinner Guest (uncredited)