From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sean McGinly is an American film director and screenwriter. His film Two Days, starring Paul Rudd and Donal Logue piqued the interest of Tom Hanks, who then agreed to produce McGinly's latest project, The Great Buck Howard through his Playtone production company. The film stars Hanks himself along with his son Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Emily Blunt. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean McGinly, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer, director and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Sean McGinly's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
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 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
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 Sean McGinly's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sean McGinly'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
17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Silver Lake(2018)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Lawless Range(2018)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Great Buck Howard(2008)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Brothers Lost: Stories of 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Bad Bizness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Two Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Venomous(2001)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Confidence Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Critical Mass(2001)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Sonic Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Fugitive Mind(1999)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Evasive Action(1998)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Truth About Juliet(1997)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Time Under Fire(1997)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Sexual Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Strategic Command(1997)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1997 to 2022.
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 Sean McGinly's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 30/100 and the plot and story 27/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Who does Sean McGinly work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sean McGinly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tripp Reed shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Fred Olen RayShared titles: Critical Mass (2001), Venomous (2001), Fugitive Mind (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Fred Olen Ray
Writers
- Tripp ReedShared titles: Fugitive Mind (1999), Evasive Action (1998), Strategic Command (1997), The Truth About Juliet (1997), Time Under Fire (1997)See all 5 shared titles with Tripp Reed
Actors
- Bailey ChaseShared titles: Silver Lake (2018), The Truth About Juliet (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Bailey Chase
- Treat WilliamsShared titles: Critical Mass (2001), Venomous (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Treat Williams
- Chick VenneraShared titles: Fugitive Mind (1999), Time Under Fire (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Chick Vennera
- Michael DudikoffShared titles: Fugitive Mind (1999), Strategic Command (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Dudikoff
Composers and cinematographers
- Alan Ari LazarShared titles: Lawless Range (2018), Silver Lake (2018), The Truth About Juliet (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Ari Lazar
- David WurstShared titles: Fugitive Mind (1999), Strategic Command (1997), Time Under Fire (1997)See all 3 shared titles with David Wurst
- Eric WurstShared titles: Fugitive Mind (1999), Strategic Command (1997), Time Under Fire (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Wurst
- Thomas Scott StantonShared titles: Lawless Range (2018), Silver Lake (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas Scott Stanton
Producers
- Alan B. BursteenShared titles: Critical Mass (2001), Venomous (2001), Evasive Action (1998), Strategic Command (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Alan B. Bursteen
- Andrew StevensShared titles: Fugitive Mind (1999), Evasive Action (1998), Strategic Command (1997), Time Under Fire (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew Stevens
- Ashok AmritrajShared titles: Fugitive Mind (1999), Evasive Action (1998), Strategic Command (1997), Time Under Fire (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Ashok Amritraj
- Jim WynorskiShared titles: Critical Mass (2001), Venomous (2001), Fugitive Mind (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Jim Wynorski
