Ian McDonald

What are Ian McDonald's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

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 Ian McDonald's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• AMC+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Surrender (2025) · producer
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Some Freaks (2016) · director, writer
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Woman of the Hour (2023) · writer, producer
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Some Freaks (2016) · director, writer · free
• Shudder1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Surrender (2025) · producer
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Some Freaks (2016) · director, writer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Ian McDonald'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

4 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Surrender(2025)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films26^th
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  Woman of the Hour(2023)

  Executive Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  Some Freaks(2016)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
• Sundowning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles, 3 of them dated from 2016 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Woman of the Hour (2023)

$836K worldwide

Highest rated

Woman of the Hour (2023)

Midcredits 65^th

How do Ian McDonald's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49^th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.

12

• Crowd Pleaser1
• Mixed2

Most loved · writer, producer

Woman of the Hour (2023)

Midcredits 65^th · 56% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Ian McDonald work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ian McDonald's MovieCove titles; Lovell Holder shares the most, 2.

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  Lovell Holder2 titlesSee all 2 shared titles with Lovell Holder
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  Mia Chang2 titlesSee all 2 shared titles with Mia Chang