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Gillian Berrie

Gillian Berrie

Producer · Born November 8, 1937 (88)

Gillian Berrie is a Scottish film producer and co-founder of Sigma Films, established in 1996 with director David Mackenzie. She has produced and co-produced numerous feature films, including Hallam Foe, Young Adam, Perfect Sense, Starred Up, Outlaw King, Dear Frankie and Under the Skin, and was involved in the Oscar campaign for Hell or High Water. She also executive produced episodes of the television series Under the Banner of Heaven and worked on the film Tetris. Beyond producing, Berrie founded Film City Glasgow in 2004 and has been involved in several initiatives supporting emerging filmmakers in Scotland, including Jumpcut and Short Circuit. She received the BAFTA Scotland Outstanding Achievement Award in 2002 and an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of Scotland in 2014 for her contribution to film and the arts.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1937 (88)
Works as
Producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 40 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 26% in 30 days

What are Gillian Berrie's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
23%
Morality
19%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Power
14%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 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 6 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 14

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

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 16 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 19

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
18
Dread
11
Romantic
3
Thrilling
3
Other
18

How their films linger

Haunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic5
  • 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 Gillian Berrie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gillian Berrie'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

40 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fuze(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Relay(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blackwool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Tetris(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Candy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Under the Banner of Heaven(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Too Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Outlaw King(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Malevolent(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Swung(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Starred Up(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Under the Skin(2013)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sea View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Citadel(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Affair(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Sense(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Tonight You're Mine(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Donkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • I Love Luci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Hallam Foe(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Red Road(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • After the Wedding(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Manderlay(2005)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dear Wendy(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Manslaughter(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2004)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Dear Frankie(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dogville(2003)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Inheritance(2003)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Song for a Raggy Boy(2003)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Young Adam(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Last Great Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Somersault (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Ratcatcher(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Production Coordinator

  • My Name Is Joe(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Two Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Fridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Woman at Window

  • Bare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Dogville (2003)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Dogville (2003)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Fuze (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 32: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing27 of 32: 26 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thOther crew3 of 32: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s10 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s7 · 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 Gillian Berrie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Under the Skin (2013)

53rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dogville (2003)

Midcredits 97th · 85% 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 Gillian Berrie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles45–89 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles16–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles36–81 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles26–48 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles38–78 · median 63 · 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 Gillian Berrie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gillian Berrie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Mackenzie shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles