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James McTeigue

James McTeigue

Director and producer, also actor · Born December 29, 1967 (58) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

James McTeigue is an Australian film director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including No Escape (1994), the Matrix trilogy (1999–2003) and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and made his directorial debut in the 2006 film V for Vendetta. Born on Sydney's North Shore, he grew up in Collaroy Plateau, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. McTeigue attended Marist Brothers North Sydney then Cromer High School, in Cromer, a northern beach suburb of Sydney. He completed tertiary study in film at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Campus.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 29, 1967 (58)
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Director and producer, also actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 27 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 28Up 32% in 30 days

What are James McTeigue's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
20%
Power
14%
Self
12%
Ideas
12%
Survival
11%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Rousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3

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 James McTeigue's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James McTeigue'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, 19 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Matrix Resurrections(2021)

    Producer · as Innocuous Man

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Messiah(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking In(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sense8(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Survivor(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Caserta Palace Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • The Raven(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ninja Assassin(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • V for Vendetta(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Revolutions(2003)

    Assistant Director · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Reloaded(2003)

    Assistant Director · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)

    Assistant Director · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey's Mask(2000)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Alibrandi(2000)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Matrix(1999)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Sugar Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Dark City(1998)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Paradise Road(1997)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • To Have and to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Second Assistant Director

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau(1996)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • No Escape(1994)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Production Office Assistant

  • Alien Sleeper Cell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Blood Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Midnight Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 24 of them dated from 1988 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

$157M worldwide

Highest rated

V for Vendetta (2005)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 27: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting12 of 27: 9 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thWriting1 of 27: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 27: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew14 of 27: 14 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

27 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 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.

How do James McTeigue's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 7 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 7

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, producer

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

54th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

V for Vendetta (2005)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 6 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 James McTeigue's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles58–93 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–30 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles56–75 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles6–43 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles46–85 · median 64 · 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 James McTeigue work with?

People who share at least 2 of James McTeigue's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lana Wachowski shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers