Angus MacLachlan is a playwright and screenwriter most famous for writing the screenplays for the 2005 film Junebug and the cult short film Tater Tomater. He graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts in 1980 and lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Biography from TMDB.
- North Carolina, USA
- Writer, director and producer
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Angus MacLachlan's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 6
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Angus MacLachlan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Angus MacLachlan'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
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
A Little Prayer(2023)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Goodbye to All That(2014)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Förtroligheten(2013)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Stone(2010)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Junebug(2005)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 2005 to 2025.
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
2 major nominations and no wins, 2006–2026.
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Screenplay
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 Angus MacLachlan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 5 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 Angus MacLachlan's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 Angus MacLachlan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Angus MacLachlan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Celia Weston shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Celia WestonShared titles: A Little Prayer (2023), Goodbye to All That (2014), Junebug (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Celia Weston
- Anna CampShared titles: A Little Prayer (2023), Goodbye to All That (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Camp
- Steve CoulterShared titles: A Little Prayer (2023), Abundant Acreage Available (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Coulter
Producers
- Ethan D. LederShared titles: A Little Prayer (2023), Goodbye to All That (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ethan D. Leder
- Lauren VilchikShared titles: A Little Prayer (2023), Abundant Acreage Available (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Lauren Vilchik
- Mark P. CleinShared titles: A Little Prayer (2023), Goodbye to All That (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Mark P. Clein
- Mindy GoldbergShared titles: Goodbye to All That (2014), Junebug (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Mindy Goldberg