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Lisa Gunning

Lisa Gunning

Editor, director and producer, also writer · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Lisa Gunning was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Lisa is a director and editor, known for Black Doves (2024), Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Nowhere Boy (2009).

Biography from IMDb.

From
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Works as
Editor, director and producer, also writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 15 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 105% in 30 days

What are Lisa Gunning's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama 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
27%
Ideas
12%
Survival
8%
Morality
6%
Society
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 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 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

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

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 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

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Lisa Gunning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lisa Gunning'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

15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Black Doves(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Tigerman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer

  • Newness(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades of Grey(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Goldfrapp: Tales of Us(2014)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Seven Psychopaths(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere Boy(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Killshot(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Love You More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • Breaking and Entering(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Pump Up the Volume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Army of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2001 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

$570M worldwide

Highest rated

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 15: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 15: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 15: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing12 of 15: 11 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · 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 Lisa Gunning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

85th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Midcredits 86th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Lisa Gunning's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles25–91 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles41–72 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles48–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles39–62 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles22–65 · median 50 · 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 Lisa Gunning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lisa Gunning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Weinstein shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers