Portrait of Gavin O'Connor

Directing

Gavin O'Connor

Career

Active from 1992 to 2025, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Americans
The Americans
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gavin O'Connor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.5, average 2.0
  • Satire & Parody
    0.9, average 2.3
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Moral Dilemma Narrative 2
  • High-Stakes Tension 2
  • Inspirational Sports Drama 2
  • Underdog Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
My War Gone By, I Miss It So
My War Gone By, I Miss It So

Director, Producer

Running
Running

Director

Wet Under Blue Sky
Wet Under Blue Sky

Executive Producer

2020s

2 titles · average score 70
The Accountant²
The Accountant² (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Executive Producer

The Way Back
The Way Back (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

2010s

4 titles · average score 61
The Accountant
The Accountant (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer, Director

Jane Got a Gun
Jane Got a Gun (2015)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Brothers
Brothers (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Story

Warrior
Warrior (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

as J. J. Riley (uncredited)

2000s

6 titles · average score 63
Pride and Glory
Pride and Glory (2008)
GoodWatch score 49

Story, Director

Elvis & Anabelle
Elvis & Anabelle (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Miracle
Miracle (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Slaughter Rule
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine (2002)
GoodWatch score 79

Executive Producer

The Glass House
The Glass House (2001)
GoodWatch score 40

as Whitey

1990s

4 titles · average score 63
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jack Ranson

Comfortably Numb
Comfortably Numb (1995)

Producer, Writer

Who's the Man?
Who's the Man? (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Drill Man

The Bet
The Bet (1992)

Writer