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Callum McDougall

Callum McDougall

Producer · Born March 7, 1963 (63) · Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

2 BAFTA Awards · Oscar nominee · 2 other major award bodies

​Callum McDougall is a British film producer and unit production manager. McDougall began his journey in the film industry in 1979 as a production runner on projects like Victor/Victoria and the Hammer House of Horror television series. He progressed to roles such as third assistant director on films including Curse of the Pink Panther, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Keep, Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, and The Bride.  As a key second assistant director, McDougall worked on over twenty films and television series, notably Club Paradise, Gothic, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill, Air America, The Witches, Jim Henson's The Storyteller, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Inspector Morse, and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, where he was later promoted to unit manager for two additional seasons.  In the 1990s, McDougall transitioned into production management. His credits as a unit production manager include GoldenEye, Fierce Creatures, 101 Dalmatians (live-action), Tomorrow Never Dies, and Alien Love Triangle. He also served as the executive in charge of production for DNA Films on Beautiful Creatures, Strictly Sinatra, and The Final Curtain.  McDougall's producing credits are extensive. He co-produced The Beach and Die Another Day, produced the comedy film The Parole Officer, and served as executive producer on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Wrath of the Titans, Skyfall, Spectre, Into the Woods, We Are Many, and Mary Poppins Returns.  His most acclaimed work was the 2019 World War I film 1917, which he produced. The film received critical acclaim and numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Outstanding British Film, the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture—Drama, the Producers Guild of America Award, and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1963 (63)
From
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 70 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Callum McDougall's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
47%
Bonds
26%
Power
15%
Survival
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Duty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5

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 2 · Intense 5

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · 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 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Callum McDougall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Callum McDougall'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

70 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Avengers: Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Snow White(2025)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 1917(2019)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mary Poppins Returns(2018)

    Executive Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Into the Woods(2014)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • We Are Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Wrath of the Titans(2012)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Acts of Godfrey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Thanks

  • Easier Ways to Make a Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Thanks

  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Alien Love Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Unit Production Manager

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Die Another Day(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Final Curtain(2002)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Parole Officer(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Strictly Sinatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Unit Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Unit Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Unit Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Second Assistant Director

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Second Assistant Director

  • The Beach(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Second Assistant Director

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Second Assistant Director · Unit Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Unit Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Second Assistant Director

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Unit Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Unit Manager

  • Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fierce Creatures(1997)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 101 Dalmatians(1996)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father(1996)

    Second Assistant Director · Unit Manager

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Unit Manager

  • Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Production Manager

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Unit Manager

  • Radioland Murders(1994)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Muppet Christmas Carol(1992)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • To Be the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Second Assistant Director

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Second Assistant Director · Unit Manager

  • Duel of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Prisoner of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Robin Hood(1991)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Air America(1990)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Witches(1990)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Saracen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 14 episodes · Second Assistant Director

  • Licence to Kill(1989)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Hazard of Hearts(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

  • The Living Daylights(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cyndi Lauper - Live in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Gothic(1986)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Foreign Body(1986)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Maggie(1986)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Club Paradise(1986)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lime Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Second Assistant Director

  • The Bride(1985)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Deceptions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Second Assistant Director

  • The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission(1985)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sheena(1984)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Master of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · Third Assistant Director

  • Lassiter(1984)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Where Is Parsifal?(1984)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Keep(1983)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Monty Python's the Meaning of Life(1983)

    Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Third Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 70 titles, 69 of them dated from 1983 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Casino Royale (2006)

$606M worldwide

Highest rated

1917 (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Snow White (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing15 of 70: 8 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew62 of 70: 55 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

70 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s21 · crew1990s23 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s1 · 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

2 BAFTA Awards and 2 other major awards from 5 major nominations, 2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

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 Callum McDougall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 39; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most loved · producer

1917 (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

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 Callum McDougall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles39–83 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles11–51 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles21–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles13–51 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles40–75 · median 65 · 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 Callum McDougall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Callum McDougall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian Fleming shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers