Gillies MacKinnon
Director · Born January 8, 1948 (78) · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gillies MacKinnon (born 8 January 1948, Glasgow) is a Scottish film director and writer. His film credits include Hideous Kinky, Small Faces and Regeneration. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gillies MacKinnon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 8, 1948 (78)
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Director
- 13 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Gillies MacKinnon's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
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 Gillies MacKinnon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Gillies MacKinnon'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
27 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
The Last Bus(2021)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Torvill & Dean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Whisky Galore(2016)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Clean Break(2015)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Castles in the Sky(2014)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Village(2013)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Above Suspicion(2009)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Inspector George Gently(2007)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The History of Mr Polly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Tara Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Pure(2002)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Escapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Hideous Kinky(1998)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Regeneration(1997)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Trojan Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Small Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
A Simple Twist of Fate(1994)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Playboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Grass Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Needle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Conquest of the South Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Passing Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1985 to 2021.
Biggest box office
A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
Highest rated
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
Most popular right now
The Village (2013)
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.
How do Gillies MacKinnon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Is Gillies MacKinnon's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Gillies MacKinnon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gillies MacKinnon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pia Di Ciaula shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Celyn JonesShared titles: The Last Bus (2021), Castles in the Sky (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Celyn Jones
- Eddie IzzardShared titles: Whisky Galore (2016), Castles in the Sky (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Eddie Izzard
- James CosmoShared titles: Whisky Galore (2016), The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)See all 2 shared titles with James Cosmo
- David HaymanShared titles: Castles in the Sky (2014), Regeneration (1997)See all 2 shared titles with David Hayman
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Pia Di CiaulaShared titles: Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), Pure (2002), The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000), Hideous Kinky (1998), Regeneration (1997)See all 5 shared titles with Pia Di Ciaula
- Anne SopelShared titles: The Last Bus (2021), Whisky Galore (2016), Castles in the Sky (2014), The Village (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Anne Sopel
- John E. KeaneShared titles: Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000), Hideous Kinky (1998)See all 3 shared titles with John E. Keane
- Nigel WilloughbyShared titles: Whisky Galore (2016), Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Nigel Willoughby
Producers
- Alan J. WandsShared titles: Whisky Galore (2016), Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Alan J. Wands
- Emma BurgeShared titles: Clean Break (2015), The Village (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Emma Burge
- Mark ShivasShared titles: Hideous Kinky (1998), Regeneration (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Shivas
