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Tony Gilroy

Tony Gilroy

Writer, producer and director · Born September 11, 1956 (70) · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 6 other major award bodies

Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote the screenplays of The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), the first three films in the Bourne film franchise. He wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012), as well as Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009). He received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Michael Clayton. After co-writing the Star Wars film Rogue One (2016), for which he directed uncredited reshoots, he became the creator, showrunner, head writer and executive producer of its prequel series Andor (2022–2025) on Disney+. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Gilroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 11, 1956 (70)
From
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Tony Gilroy's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
24%
Self
22%
Power
9%
Ideas
8%
Survival
5%
Society
1%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Thrilling
9
Dread
6
Melancholic
7
Romantic
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tony Gilroy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Gilroy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Behemoth!(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rogue One: The Andor Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Writer

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Beirut(2018)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Great Wall(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

    Screenplay · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Nightcrawler(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Legacy(2012)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Catfish(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • State of Play(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Duplicity(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Michael Clayton(2007)

    Director · Writer · as Taxi Driver (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)

    Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold(2006)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Supremacy(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Identity(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Proof of Life(2000)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bait(2000)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Armageddon(1998)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Advocate(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Extreme Measures(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dolores Claiborne(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • For Better and for Worse(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Cutting Edge(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Nightcrawler (2014)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 24: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting4 of 24: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting22 of 24: 13 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thProducing6 of 24: 1 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew2 of 24: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

1 major award from 18 major nominations, 2007–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  4. 2015
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature
  5. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Original
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +3 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Writer
  6. 2007
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tony Gilroy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 23 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Behemoth! (2026)

98th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Nightcrawler (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tony Gilroy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles29–76 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles8–52 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles36–85 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles11–69 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles51–74 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tony Gilroy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Gilroy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Newton Howard shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles