Neil Marshall (born 25 May 1970) is an English film director, editor, and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005. Marshall also directed Doomsday in 2008, and wrote and directed Centurion in 2010.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 25, 1970 (56)
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
- Director, producer, writer and editor, also actor
- 22 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Known for
What are Neil Marshall's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival 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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 12
Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 7
Casual 3 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 5
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous6
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 Neil Marshall's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (11).
- Hannibal (2013) · director
- Black Sails (2014) · director · free
- Timeless (2016) · director, producer
- Dog Soldiers (2002) · director, writer, editor
- Centurion (2010) · director, writer
- Tales of Halloween (2015) · director, writer
- The Descent: Part 2 (2009) · writer, producer
- Killing Time (1998) · writer, editor
- Duchess (2024) · director, writer, producer, editor
- Red Riding (2026) · producer
- Compulsion (2024) · director, writer
- The Descent (2005) · director, writer · free
- Tales of Halloween (2015) · director, writer · free
- The Descent: Part 2 (2009) · writer, producer · free
- Soulmate (2013) · producer · free
- Dark Signal (2016) · producer · free
- Duchess (2024) · director, writer, producer, editor · free
- Compulsion (2024) · director, writer · free
- BFI Player, show their 2 titles on BFI Player
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- MovieSphere+, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
- ViX, show their 2 titles on ViX
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Neil Marshall'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
36 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Red Riding(2026)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Keep Young and Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Charlie Foxtrot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Compulsion(2024)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Duchess(2024)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Lair(2022)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Reckoning(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Hellboy(2019)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Lost in Space(2018)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Timeless(2016)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Westworld(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Dark Signal(2016)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Tales of Halloween(2015)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Constantine(2014)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Black Sails(2014)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Soulmate(2013)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Hannibal(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Halloween Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Hooked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Last Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Game of Thrones(2011)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Centurion(2010)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Descent: Part 2(2009)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Doomsday(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Descent(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Dog Soldiers(2002)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Combat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Killing Time(1998)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Brain Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Eagle's Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Gunn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
London, I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Skeleton Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Spiral Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 36 titles, 31 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Descent (2005)
Highest rated
The Descent (2005)
Most popular right now
Hellboy (2019)
Film career
- 2022Screen debut· The Lair
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 Neil Marshall's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 15 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 Neil Marshall's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Neil Marshall work with?
People who share at least 2 of Neil Marshall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam McCurdy shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Axelle CarolynShared titles: Tales of Halloween (2015), Soulmate (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Axelle Carolyn
Writers
- Charlotte KirkShared titles: Compulsion (2024), Duchess (2024), The Lair (2022), The Reckoning (2020)See all 4 shared titles with Charlotte Kirk
- Antony JonesShared titles: The Reckoning (2020), Dark Signal (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Antony Jones
- Edward Evers-SwindellShared titles: The Reckoning (2020), Dark Signal (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Evers-Swindell
Actors
- Sean PertweeShared titles: Duchess (2024), The Reckoning (2020), Doomsday (2008), Dog Soldiers (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Sean Pertwee
- Emma CleasbyShared titles: Soulmate (2013), Doomsday (2008), Dog Soldiers (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Emma Cleasby
- Craig ConwayShared titles: Red Riding (2026), The Descent (2005), Dog Soldiers (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Craig Conway
- Ian WhyteShared titles: Red Riding (2026), The Reckoning (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Whyte
Composers and cinematographers
- Sam McCurdyShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), Doomsday (2008), The Descent (2005), Dog Soldiers (2002), Killing Time (1998)See all 6 shared titles with Sam McCurdy
- Christopher DrakeShared titles: The Lair (2022), The Reckoning (2020), Tales of Halloween (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Drake
- Paul LawlerShared titles: Compulsion (2024), Duchess (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Lawler
- Luke BryantShared titles: The Lair (2022), The Reckoning (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Luke Bryant
Producers
- Christian ColsonShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Christian Colson
- Ivana MacKinnonShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Ivana MacKinnon
- Paul SmithShared titles: Centurion (2010), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), The Descent (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Smith
- Emily CorcoranShared titles: Compulsion (2024), Duchess (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Emily Corcoran
Mixed roles
- Amelie LeroyShared titles: The Reckoning (2020), Dark Signal (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Amelie Leroy
