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McG

Producer and director, also actor and writer · Born August 9, 1968 (58) · Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Joseph McGinty Nichol, better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television. He began his career in the music industry, directing music videos and producing various albums. He later rose to prominence with his first film, Charlie's Angels.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 9, 1968 (58)
From
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Works as
Producer and director, also actor and writer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 53 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 46% in 30 days

What are McG's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
44%
Self
28%
Survival
12%
Morality
9%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Power
1%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Tense
9
Romantic
9
Hopeful
10
Thrilling
7
Other
33

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet12
  • 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 McG's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for McG'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

53 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Way of the Warrior Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer

  • Uglies(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Música(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Family Switch(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • True Lies(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Tall Girl 2(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Love Hard(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Turner & Hooch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • Holidate(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Babysitter: Killer Queen(2020)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Kirby Jenner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Tall Girl(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rim of the World(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • I Feel Pretty(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • When We First Met(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Babysitter(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Time for Bed with Punam Patel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Himself

  • Lethal Weapon(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Shadowhunters(2016)

    Show 33 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Kevin from Work(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The DUFF(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mercy(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Playing It Cool(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Before We Go(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days to Kill(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Stolen(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • This Means War(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Aim High(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Nikita(2010)

    Show 73 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Terminator Salvation(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Limelight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Spaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 91 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Pussycat Dolls Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • We Are Marshall(2006)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stay Alive(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 172 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • The Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 92 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle(2003)

    Director · Executive Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Fastlane(2002)

    Show 22 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Korn: Who Then Now? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Entertainment Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • Clashing Through the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Learning to Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Shout It Out Loud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Tradition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled McG Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles, 44 of them dated from 1981 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Terminator Salvation (2009)

$371M worldwide

Highest rated

We Are Marshall (2006)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Charlie's Angels (2000)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 52: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting23 of 52: 9 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting1 of 52: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing41 of 52: 28 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thMusic1 of 52: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 52: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

52 titles, 14 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s10 · 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 McG's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

True Lies (2023)

74th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Supernatural (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 24 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 McG's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles12–80 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles18–50 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles34–73 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles12–47 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles6–61 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all 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 McG work with?

People who share at least 2 of McG's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary Viola shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles