Gavin O'Connor (born December 24, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, and actor. He is best known for directing the films Miracle (2004), Warrior (2011), The Accountant (2016), and The Way Back (2020).
Biography from TMDB.
- December 24, 1963 (62)
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Producer, director, writer and actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Gavin O'Connor's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 9
Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous1
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 Gavin O'Connor's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Gavin O'Connor'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
24 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Accountant 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Mare of Easttown(2021)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Way Back(2020)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
City on a Hill(2019)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Seven Seconds(2018)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Accountant(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Jane Got a Gun(2015)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Brothers(2015)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Americans(2013)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Warrior(2011)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Pride and Glory(2008)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Elvis and Anabelle(2007)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Miracle(2004)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Smashing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Slaughter Rule(2002)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Glass House(2001)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Tumbleweeds(1999)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Comfortably Numb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Who's the Man?(1993)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all filmsThe Bet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
My War Gone By, I Miss It So (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Wet Under Blue Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 21 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Accountant (2016)
Highest rated
Warrior (2011)
Most popular right now
The Accountant 2 (2025)
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.
Awards
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 1999–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Sundance award, won · Dramatic
- Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Gavin O'Connor's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 12 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 Gavin O'Connor's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Gavin O'Connor work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gavin O'Connor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Isham shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Anthony TambakisShared titles: Brothers (2015), Jane Got a Gun (2015), Warrior (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Tambakis
- Bill DubuqueShared titles: The Accountant 2 (2025), The Accountant (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Dubuque
- Cliff DorfmanShared titles: Brothers (2015), Warrior (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Cliff Dorfman
Actors
- Ben AffleckShared titles: The Accountant 2 (2025), The Way Back (2020), The Accountant (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Affleck
- Noah EmmerichShared titles: Jane Got a Gun (2015), Pride and Glory (2008), Miracle (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Noah Emmerich
- Alison WrightShared titles: The Accountant 2 (2025), The Accountant (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Alison Wright
- Cynthia Addai-RobinsonShared titles: The Accountant 2 (2025), The Accountant (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mark IshamShared titles: The Accountant (2016), Warrior (2011), Pride and Glory (2008), Miracle (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Isham
- John GilroyShared titles: Warrior (2011), Pride and Glory (2008), Miracle (2004), Tumbleweeds (1999)See all 4 shared titles with John Gilroy
- Dan StoloffShared titles: Miracle (2004), Tumbleweeds (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Stoloff
Producers
- Greg O'ConnorShared titles: Warrior (2011), Pride and Glory (2008), The Slaughter Rule (2002), Tumbleweeds (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Greg O'Connor
- Lynette Howell TaylorShared titles: The Accountant 2 (2025), The Accountant (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Lynette Howell Taylor
- Mark WilliamsShared titles: The Accountant 2 (2025), The Accountant (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Williams
- Scott LaStaitiShared titles: The Accountant 2 (2025), Jane Got a Gun (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Scott LaStaiti