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Jed Kurzel

Jed Kurzel

Composer · Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Jed Danyel Kurzel (born 1976) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and film composer. He is a founding member of The Mess Hall (from 2001), a blues rock duo. His older brother, Justin Kurzel, is a film director and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jed Kurzel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Works as
Composer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 34 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Jed Kurzel's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
28%
Morality
22%
Self
16%
Power
13%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Trauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 16

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 17

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
9
Melancholic
13
Thrilling
5
Cathartic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic5
  • 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 Jed Kurzel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jed Kurzel'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

34 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Leviticus(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Echo Valley(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tornado(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Narrow Road to the Deep North(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Order(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Man(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Pope's Exorcist(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Samaritan(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Encounter(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Nitram(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Writer's Odyssey(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Seberg(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • True History of the Kelly Gang(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The City Where Children Disappear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • The Mustang(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Overlord(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Nightingale(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Old Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Jupiter's Moon(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Alien: Covenant(2017)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Una(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Creed(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Macbeth(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Slow West(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Son of a Gun(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • All This Mayhem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • The Babadook(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Turning(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dead Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Snowtown(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Castor & Pollux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Prime Mover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Musician

  • Scratch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jay

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Alien: Covenant (2017)

$241M worldwide

Highest rated

The Nightingale (2018)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Leviticus (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 34: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic32 of 34: 31 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew2 of 34: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s19 · crew2020s12 · 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 Jed Kurzel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

The Turning (2013)

64th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Nightingale (2018)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 66/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Jed Kurzel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles49–93 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles11–71 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles50–86 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles20–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles53–89 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Jed Kurzel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jed Kurzel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Justin Kurzel shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles