Portrait of Paul W. S. Anderson

Directing

Paul W. S. Anderson

Career

Active from 1994 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Origin
Origin
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 7.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul W. S. Anderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Video Game Adaptation 4
  • High-Octane Action 4
  • Action Horror 3
  • High-Octane Spectacle 3
  • Fast-Paced Thriller 2
  • Zombie Apocalypse 2
  • Post-Apocalyptic 2
  • Survival Thriller 2
  • Dystopian Future 2
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere 2
  • Historical Action 2
  • Cult Classic Status 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead

Producer, Director

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 42
Protector
Protector (2026)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer

In the Lost Lands
In the Lost Lands (2025)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer, Director

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

Executive Producer

Here Are the Young Men
Here Are the Young Men (2021)
GoodWatch score 39

Executive Producer

Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter (2020)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Screenplay

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 44
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

Story, Executive Producer

Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'
Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' (2017)

Producer, Writer

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer, Writer

Pompeii
Pompeii (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Producer

Death Race: Inferno
Death Race: Inferno (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

Characters, Story

Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Producer

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (2011)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer, Director

Death Race 2
Death Race 2 (2010)
GoodWatch score 33

Characters, Story

Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer, Director

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 45
Pandorum
Pandorum (2009)
GoodWatch score 45

Producer

Death Race
Death Race (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Producer

DOA: Dead or Alive
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer

The Dark
The Dark (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer, Producer

AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenstory, Writer

Resident Evil
Resident Evil (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

The Sight
The Sight (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer, Writer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 50
Soldier
Soldier (1998)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Event Horizon
Event Horizon (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Shopping
Shopping (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer