From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scott McGehee is an American film director and screenwriter. He is a Columbia University graduate, born in California, but currently residing in New York City. He is half of a long-standing writing-directing partnership with filmmaker David Siegel. He was a member of the US Dramatic Jury at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott McGehee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, director and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Scott McGehee's films like?
Across their 9 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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 6
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous4
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 Scott McGehee's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Scott McGehee'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
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Man I Love(2026)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Atropia(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Friend(2024)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Montana Story(2021)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
What Maisie Knew(2012)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Uncertainty(2008)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Bee Season(2005)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Deep End(2001)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Suture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Birds Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
System of Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Deep End (2001)
Highest rated
What Maisie Knew (2012)
Most popular right now
The Friend (2024)
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
5 major nominations and no wins, 1994–2001.
- Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
- Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
- Cannes award, nominated
- Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
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 Scott McGehee's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 9 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 Scott McGehee work with?
People who share at least 2 of Scott McGehee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Siegel shares the most, 9.
Directors
- David SiegelShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Atropia (2025), The Friend (2024), Montana Story (2021), What Maisie Knew (2012), Uncertainty (2008), Bee Season (2005), The Business of Strangers (2001), The Deep End (2001)See all 9 shared titles with David Siegel
Actors
- Owen TeagueShared titles: The Friend (2024), Montana Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Owen Teague
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Giles NuttgensShared titles: The Friend (2024), Montana Story (2021), What Maisie Knew (2012), Bee Season (2005), The Deep End (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Giles Nuttgens
- Peter NashelShared titles: Uncertainty (2008), Bee Season (2005), The Deep End (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Nashel
- Madeleine GavinShared titles: Atropia (2025), What Maisie Knew (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Madeleine Gavin
- Isaac HagyShared titles: The Friend (2024), Montana Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Isaac Hagy
Producers
- Mike SpreterShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Atropia (2025), The Friend (2024), Montana Story (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Mike Spreter
- Becky GlupczynskiShared titles: The Friend (2024), Uncertainty (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Becky Glupczynski
- Kathleen ShannonShared titles: The Friend (2024), Montana Story (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kathleen Shannon
- Mike TopoozianShared titles: The Friend (2024), Bee Season (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Topoozian