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Neil Jordan

Director, writer, producer and actor · Born February 25, 1950 (76) · Sligo, Ireland

Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game (1992). Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1950 (76)
From
Sligo, Ireland
Works as
Director, writer, producer and actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 37 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Neil Jordan's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Morality
23%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Ideas
12%
Self
12%
Society
11%
Power
5%
Art5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 9

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 9 · 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 5 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 5

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 9 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 13

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
13
Contemplative
9
Dread
5
Warm
5
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

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 Neil Jordan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Neil Jordan'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

37 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Marlowe(2022)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Greta(2018)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Riviera(2017)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Byzantium(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 29 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Ondine(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Film with Me in It(2008)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Brave One(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Breakfast on Pluto(2005)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Imagining Ulysses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Intermission(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Actors(2003)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Good Thief(2002)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Last September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Not I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The End of the Affair(1999)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • In Dreams(1999)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Butcher Boy(1997)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Michael Collins(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Lumière and Company(1995)

    as (segment "John Boorman")

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Crying Game(1992)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • We're No Angels(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • High Spirits(1988)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Courier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Mona Lisa(1986)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Company of Wolves(1984)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Night in Tunisia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • Angel(1982)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Traveller(1981)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Producer

  • Mobile Homes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • The Riker's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Well of Saint Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Novel · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 35 of them dated from 1979 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

$224M worldwide

Highest rated

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Marlowe (2022)

Film career

  • 1995Screen debut· Lumière & Company

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 37: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting26 of 37: 8 only directing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting21 of 37: 3 only writing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing12 of 37: 3 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew2 of 37: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

37 titles, 19 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 17 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2000s10 · 2 acting · 8 crew2010s5 · crew2020s1 · 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 Neil Jordan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 26 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 26

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)

67th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 21 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 Neil Jordan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 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 & Gore12 titles35–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles22–70 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles24–79 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles27–72 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles44–81 · median 70 · intenseheavier 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 Neil Jordan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neil Jordan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Woolley shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles