Andrew Macdonald (born January 1966) is a Scottish film producer best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on films including Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996), The Beach (2000) and 28 Days Later (2002). He has also frequently collaborated with screenwriter John Hodge and writer-director Alex Garland. Description above from the Wikipedia article, Andrew Macdonald (producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1966 (60)
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Producer, also actor
- 29 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Andrew Macdonald's films like?
Across their 30 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 2 · Wry 4 · Earnest 21
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 16
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 7
Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 17
Steady 7 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 7
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 6
Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 10
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 13
A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet15
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous7
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 Andrew Macdonald's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Macdonald'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
37 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Elden Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
28 Years Later(2025)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Warfare(2025)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Civil War(2024)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Shōgun(2024)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Men(2022)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Black Narcissus(2020)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Devs(2020)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Annihilation(2018)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
T2 Trainspotting(2017)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Ex Machina(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Sunshine on Leith(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Dredd(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Never Let Me Go(2010)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Alien Love Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
28 Weeks Later(2007)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Sunshine(2007)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The History Boys(2006)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Michael Powell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Heartlands(2002)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
28 Days Later(2002)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Final Curtain(2002)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Parole Officer(2001)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Beach(2000)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Beautiful Creatures(2000)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
A Life Less Ordinary(1997)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Twin Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Trainspotting(1996)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Digging Your Own Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Shallow Grave(1994)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
28 Years Later: Part III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Dark Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Toymaker's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 36 titles, 32 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.
Biggest box office
28 Years Later (2025)
Highest rated
Trainspotting (1996)
Most popular right now
Shōgun (2024)
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
a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 1995–2026.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Scripted Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- BAFTA Award, nominated
- BAFTA Award, won
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 Andrew Macdonald's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up18
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 29 titles divides audiences: 19 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Andrew Macdonald's work okay for kids?
Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, 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 Andrew Macdonald work with?
People who share at least 2 of Andrew Macdonald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allon Reich shares the most, 18.
Directors
- Danny BoyleShared titles: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), 28 Years Later (2025), T2 Trainspotting (2017), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Sunshine (2007), 28 Days Later (2002), The Beach (2000), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), Trainspotting (1996), Shallow Grave (1994)See all 10 shared titles with Danny Boyle
- Alex GarlandShared titles: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), 28 Years Later (2025), Warfare (2025), Civil War (2024), Men (2022), Devs (2020), Annihilation (2018), Ex Machina (2014), Dredd (2012), Never Let Me Go (2010), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Sunshine (2007) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Alex Garland
Writers
- John HodgeShared titles: T2 Trainspotting (2017), The Final Curtain (2002), The Beach (2000), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), Trainspotting (1996), Shallow Grave (1994)See all 6 shared titles with John Hodge
- Irvine WelshShared titles: Choose Irvine (2023), T2 Trainspotting (2017), Trainspotting (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Irvine Welsh
Actors
- Sonoya MizunoShared titles: Men (2022), Devs (2020), Annihilation (2018), Ex Machina (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Sonoya Mizuno
- Ewan McGregorShared titles: T2 Trainspotting (2017), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), Trainspotting (1996), Shallow Grave (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Ewan McGregor
- Robert CarlyleShared titles: T2 Trainspotting (2017), 28 Weeks Later (2007), The Beach (2000), Trainspotting (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Carlyle
- Peter MullanShared titles: Sunshine on Leith (2013), Trainspotting (1996), Shallow Grave (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Mullan
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Anthony Dod MantleShared titles: 28 Years Later (2025), T2 Trainspotting (2017), Dredd (2012), The Last King of Scotland (2006), 28 Days Later (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Anthony Dod Mantle
- Jake RobertsShared titles: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), Civil War (2024), Men (2022), Devs (2020)See all 4 shared titles with Jake Roberts
- Ben SalisburyShared titles: Civil War (2024), Men (2022), Devs (2020), Annihilation (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Ben Salisbury
- Geoff BarrowShared titles: Civil War (2024), Men (2022), Devs (2020), Annihilation (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Geoff Barrow
Producers
- Allon ReichShared titles: Warfare (2025), Civil War (2024), Shōgun (2024), Men (2022), Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021), Black Narcissus (2020), Devs (2020), Annihilation (2018), T2 Trainspotting (2017), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Ex Machina (2014), Sunshine on Leith (2013) and 6 moreSee newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Allon Reich
- Bernard BellewShared titles: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), 28 Years Later (2025), T2 Trainspotting (2017), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Sunshine (2007)See all 5 shared titles with Bernard Bellew
- Joanne SmithShared titles: 28 Years Later (2025), Civil War (2024), Men (2022), Black Narcissus (2020), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)See all 5 shared titles with Joanne Smith
- Joanne SmithShared titles: Annihilation (2018), Sunshine on Leith (2013), Dredd (2012), Never Let Me Go (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Joanne Smith