Kevin Macdonald

All Movies of Kevin Macdonald

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  7.6
  The Mauritanian
  A detainee at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defense attorney for his release.
  Director of the film

   2021

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  7.5
  Whitney
  An in-depth look at the life and music of pop star Whitney Houston (1963-2012).
  Director of the film

   2018

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  6.0
  Oasis
  A scottish chaplain is sent into space to colonize on another planet, only to find his faith and life put to the test.
  Director of the film

   2017

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  Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
  Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
  Director of the film

   2016

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  7.6
  11.22.63 (TV Miniseries)
  High school teacher Jake Epping travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - but his mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald, falling in love, and the past itself, which doesn't want to be ch...
  Director of the film

   2016

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  6.3
  Black Sea
  In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a sub that's rumored to be loaded with gold.
  Director of the film

   2014

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  6.3
  How I Live Now
  Fifteen year old Elizabeth is an American girl from NYC on holiday in the English countryside with her family who suddenly finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as the Third World War breaks out.
  Director of the film

   2013

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  7.0
  Marley
  Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. The definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his ri...
  Director of the film

   2012

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  6.5
  The Eagle
  Set in the dangerous world of second-century Britain. In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives from...
  Director of the film

   2011

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  7.3
  State of Play
  Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try and solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. D.C. investigative journalist Cal McCaffrey's (Russell Cr...
  Director of the film

   2009

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  My Enemy’s Enemy
  A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as "The Butcher of Lyon."
  Director of the film

   2007

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  7.9
  The Last King of Scotland
  In an incredible twist of fate, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by D...
  Director of the film

   2006

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  Touching The Void
  In 1985, two adventurous young mountaineers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, set off to climb the treacherous west face of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. They were experienced climbers, and climbed "Alpine-style," ...
  Director of the film

   2003

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  Being Mick (TV)
  Fly-on-the-wall documentary about rockstar Mick Jagger, and his friends and family, during the recording of his 2001 album 'Goddess in the Doorway'.
  Director of the film

   2001

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  7.3
  One Day in September
  The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detaili...
  Director of the film

   1999

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  Howard Hawks: American Artist (TV)
  Director of the film

   1997