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Mark Griffiths

Mark Griffiths

Director and writer · Born September 20, 1962 (64) · Vancouver - Canada

Mark Griffiths is a director and writer, known for Ultraviolet (1992), A Cry in the Wild (1990) and Hardbodies (1984). He is married to Louise Baker. They have two children.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 20, 1962 (64)
From
Vancouver - Canada
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 33 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 9% in 30 days

What are Mark Griffiths' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery 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
40%
Self
18%
Morality
18%
Society
13%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Power
2%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
12
Hopeful
9
Tense
6
Joyful
8
Absurd
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2

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 Mark Griffiths' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Griffiths' 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

33 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bau: Artist at War(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Novel Romance(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • June in January(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Nearlyweds(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • How to Fall in Love(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Growing the Big One(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Love's Unending Legacy(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • What I Did for Love(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • McBride: Requiem(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Our House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Safe Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Jane Doe: The Wrong Face(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Going the Distance(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Beethoven's 5th(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle of the Cards(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Au Pair II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Au Pair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Tactical Assault (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Behind Enemy Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Max Is Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Story

  • Cheyenne Warrior(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Ultraviolet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Story

  • A Cry in the Wild(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Heroes Stand Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Hardbodies 2(1986)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Bystander

  • Hardbodies(1984)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Running Hot(1984)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Terror(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1977 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Hardbodies (1984)

$7.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Love's Unending Legacy (2007)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Cheyenne Warrior (1994)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 32: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting29 of 32: 24 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thWriting6 of 32: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 32: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

32 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1990s7 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s6 · 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 Mark Griffiths' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

The Miracle of the Cards (2001)

93rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend (2005)

Midcredits 80th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 20 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 Mark Griffiths' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–64 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian 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 Mark Griffiths work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Griffiths' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Levinson shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles