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Gavin O'Connor

Gavin O'Connor

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born December 24, 1963 (62) · Long Island, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Gavin O'Connor (born December 24, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, and actor. He is best known for directing the films Miracle (2004), Warrior (2011), The Accountant (2016), and The Way Back (2020).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 24, 1963 (62)
From
Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 24 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 13% in 30 days

What are Gavin O'Connor's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
43%
Morality
27%
Self
18%
Survival
10%
Society
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 9

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
7
Cathartic
4
Dread
3
Bittersweet
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Gavin O'Connor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gavin O'Connor'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

24 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Accountant 2(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mare of Easttown(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Way Back(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • City on a Hill(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Seven Seconds(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Accountant(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Jane Got a Gun(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2015)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Americans(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Warrior(2011)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as J. J. Riley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Pride and Glory(2008)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Elvis and Anabelle(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Miracle(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Smashing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • The Slaughter Rule(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Glass House(2001)

    as Whitey

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Tumbleweeds(1999)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Jack Ranson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Comfortably Numb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Who's the Man?(1993)

    as Drill Man

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Bet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • My War Gone By, I Miss It So (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Wet Under Blue Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 21 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Accountant (2016)

$156M worldwide

Highest rated

Warrior (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Accountant 2 (2025)

Film career

MilestoneAward win

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 24: 3 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting13 of 24: 4 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting6 of 24: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing14 of 24: 6 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

24 titles, 9 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · 2 acting · 3 crew2000s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s8 · 2 acting · 7 crew2020s3 · 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

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 1999–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
  2. 1999
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic
    • 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 Gavin O'Connor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Brothers (2015)

65th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Warrior (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 12 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 Gavin O'Connor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles29–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–36 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles46–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles27–84 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles29–71 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Gavin O'Connor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gavin O'Connor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Isham shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers