Garth Davis (born 1974) is an Australian television, advertising, and film director, best known for directing the films Lion (2016) and biblical drama Mary Magdalene (2018). He directed episodes of Top of the Lake (2013) earlier. Description above from the Wikipedia article Garth Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1974 (52)
- Australia
- Director, producer and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Garth Davis' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Garth Davis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Garth Davis' 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
11 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
East of Eden(2026)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Foe(2023)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Mary Magdalene(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Lion(2016)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Top of the Lake(2013)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
P.I.N.S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
A House in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Strange Arrivals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Midnight Library (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 8 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.
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 Garth Davis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 27/100 in their films, across 3 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 Garth Davis' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Garth Davis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Garth Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emile Sherman shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Rooney MaraShared titles: Mary Magdalene (2018), Lion (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Rooney Mara
Cinematographers and editors
- Alexandre de FranceschiShared titles: Mary Magdalene (2018), Lion (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandre de Franceschi
- Greig FraserShared titles: Mary Magdalene (2018), Lion (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Greig Fraser
Producers
- Emile ShermanShared titles: Foe (2023), Mary Magdalene (2018), Lion (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Emile Sherman
- Iain CanningShared titles: Foe (2023), Mary Magdalene (2018), Lion (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Iain Canning
- Libby SharpeShared titles: Foe (2023), Lion (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Libby Sharpe