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Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville

Producer, director and writer, also actor · Born October 10, 1967 (59) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Morgan Neville (born October 10, 1967) is an American documentary film producer, director, and writer. His acclaimed film 20 Feet from Stardom won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2014 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. His documentary Best of Enemies, on the debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, was shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award and won an Emmy Award. His 2018 film Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time. Neville has been nominated for five additional Grammys for films including Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters: Can’t Be Satisfied, Johnny Cash’s America, and The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. Neville’s other films include The Cool School, Shotgun Freeway, Keith Richards: Under the Influence, and, as producer, Miss Americana, Beauty Is Embarrassing, and Crossfire Hurricane. For television, Neville directed and executive produced the series Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, Chelsea Does, Shangri-La, and Song Exploder.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 10, 1967 (59)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer, also actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 58 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 11% in 30 days

What are Morgan Neville's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Society
28%
Ideas
21%
Bonds
9%
Morality
4%
Power
2%
Survival
2%
Art14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 9 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 24 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 15 · Charged 12 · Intense 0

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
28
Warm
17
Hopeful
16
Joyful
9
Melancholic
11
Other
17

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical3

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 Morgan Neville's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Morgan Neville'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

58 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lorne(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Man on the Run: Paul McCartney and Morgan Neville in Conversation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · as himself

  • Man on the Run(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Always Lisa(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Breakdown: 1975(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • BTS Army: Forever We Are Young(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Thank You Very Much(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Asher: Everywhere Man(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Piece by Piece(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Morgan Neville (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Leap of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • What's Next: The Future with Bill Gates(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer

  • This is Not a House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Saint of Second Chances(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman(2023)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Art for Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • The 12th Victim(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mickey: The Story of a Mouse(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • We Were There to Be There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Worn Stories(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Painter and the Thief(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Miss Americana(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Song Exploder(2020)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Shangri-La(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ugly Delicious(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Abstract: The Art of Design(2017)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Fighting Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Chelsea Does(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Keith Richards: Under the Influence(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer

  • 20 Feet from Stardom(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Burn(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Crossfire Hurricane(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Beauty Is Embarrassing(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Pearl Jam Twenty(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Co-Producer

  • Troubadours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Johnny Cash's America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Night James Brown Saved Boston(2008)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Cool School(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • American Revolutions: The Highwaymen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Lorne (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 53: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting34 of 53: 9 only directing, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndWriting7 of 53: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing41 of 53: 18 only producing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew1 of 53: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

53 titles, 26 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 22 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s23 · 1 acting · 23 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

an Oscar and 5 other major awards from 23 major nominations, 2004–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
  5. 2019
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Documentary
  6. 2017
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
  7. 2016
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Documentary
  8. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Music Film
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 2014
    • Oscar, won · Best Documentary, Features
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Documentary
  2. 2013
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  3. 2011
    • Sundance award, nominated · Documentary
  4. 2010
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Long Form Music Video
  5. 2009
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Long Form Music Video
  6. 2004
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Long Form Music Video

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 Morgan Neville's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

BTS Army: Forever We Are Young (2025)

99th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 27 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 Morgan Neville's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 15 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Morgan Neville work with?

People who share at least 2 of Morgan Neville's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Caitrin Rogers shares the most, 21.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Graham Willoughby10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Graham Willoughby
  • Alan Lowe6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Alan Lowe
  • Daniel Wohl6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Daniel Wohl
  • Aaron Wickenden5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Aaron Wickenden

Producers

  • Caitrin Rogers21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Caitrin Rogers
  • Jane Kelly Kosek15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Jane Kelly Kosek
  • David Rohde10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with David Rohde
  • Caryn Capotosto10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Caryn Capotosto

Mixed roles