Portrait of Gillies MacKinnon

Directing

Gillies MacKinnon

Career

Active from 1985 to 2021, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Village
The Village
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gillies MacKinnon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Period Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Mystery 2
  • Historical Authenticity 2
  • Human Connection 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 53
The Last Bus
The Last Bus (2021)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Torvill & Dean
Torvill & Dean (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Whisky Galore
Whisky Galore (2016)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Zig Zag Love
Zig Zag Love (2009)

Director

The History of Mr Polly
The History of Mr Polly (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Tara Road
Tara Road (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Pure
Pure (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Escapist
The Escapist (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Hideous Kinky
Hideous Kinky (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Regeneration
Regeneration (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Small Faces
Small Faces (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Trojan Eddie
Trojan Eddie (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

A Simple Twist of Fate
A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Playboys
The Playboys (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Grass Arena
The Grass Arena (1991)

Director

Needle
Needle (1990)

Director

1980s

2 titles
Conquest of the South Pole
Conquest of the South Pole (1989)

Director

Passing Glory
Passing Glory (1986)

Writer, Director