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Conor McCaughan

Producer

Conor McCaughan is a Northern Irish-born film and television executive producer and agent, whose career has spanned both talent representation and production. He was born in July 1972 and resides in England. McCaughan co-founded the UK talent agency Troika Talent Agents LLP in 2005 alongside Michael Duff and Melanie Rockcliffe, helping to build it into a major London-based firm representing actors and creative talent. In 2010, he co-established the production company DMC Film with actor-producer Michael Fassbender and producer Daniel Emmerson. Under his leadership as CEO of DMC Film, the company later signed a first-look deal with New Republic Pictures. As a producer, McCaughan’s credits include the feature film Slow West (2015) and Assassin’s Creed (2016). He also served as executive producer on Eden Lake (2008). Beyond the screen, McCaughan has held multiple directorships in the UK film and entertainment industry. In May 2020, he announced his departure from Troika along with Michael Duff.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Conor McCaughan's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Survival
27%
Self
19%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Morality
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · 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 5 · Some laughs 1 · 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 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · 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 2 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 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

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Conor McCaughan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Conor McCaughan'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

14 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Life Hack(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Karavidhe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Kitchen(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Scrapper(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Good Thanks, You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Calm with Horses(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • This Is the Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • The 1st (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Assassin's Creed(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Slow West(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Black Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Eden Lake(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Assassin's Creed (2016)

$241M worldwide

Highest rated

Scrapper (2023)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Eden Lake (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing14 of 14: 14 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s6 · 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 Conor McCaughan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Life Hack (2025)

68th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Scrapper (2023)

Midcredits 78th · 72% liked

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 Conor McCaughan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles42–84 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–48 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian 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 Conor McCaughan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Conor McCaughan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Fassbender shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers