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Mairtín de Barra

Director and producer · Cork, Ireland

Mairtín de Barra joined Tailored in 2022, and has many years of experience in the film and TV industries. He is currently spearheading the company’s expanded focus on TV drama. He has produced series for RTÉ, BBC, and broadcasters in Belgium and Canada, as well as working on feature films in the Tailored slate. His most recent producing credits are ‘Hokum’, and ‘Der Irland Krimi’. He has also worked for Tailored on ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘Bring Them Down’. He is currently prepping a number of projects for 2026/7. Alongside his work as a creative and financial producer, he has a very varied practical skillset in the film and TV industry, working in the capacity of production manager and location manager on numerous award winning series over the years. Work he has directed is Emmy and Kidscreen nominated, and he has directed a number of factual series and documentaries for the BBC. He is a graduate of EAVE and Screen Leaders, was a selected Producer on 2024's ACE Series Special, and one of the selected Irish Producers on CInelink. He has a large skillset across budgeting, finance plans, practical producing, working with talent and finding opportunity.

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From
Cork, Ireland
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Mairtín de Barra's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
38%
Morality
27%
Society
16%
Bonds
8%
Self
8%
Ideas
5%
Grief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Mairtín de Barra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Mairtín de Barra'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hokum(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Apprentice(2024)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bring Them Down(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Beat Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Forget Me Nots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Sharp Focus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • The Owner(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Odd Sock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Location Assistant

  • St. Patrick: The Irish Legend(2000)

    Assistant Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hokum (2026)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Hokum (2026)

Midcredits 70th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 9: 4 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 9: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 9: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 9: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Mairtín de Barra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

The Owner (2012)

82nd percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Apprentice (2024)

Midcredits 83rd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 83/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Mairtín de Barra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mairtín de Barra's MovieCove titles; Julianne Forde shares the most, 2.