David Mackenzie

Director

David Mackenzie

Born May 10, 1966 in Scotland, UK20 films

David Mackenzie (born 10 May 1966) is a Scottish film director and co-founder of the Glasgow-based production company Sigma Films. He has made ten feature films including Young Adam (2003), Hallam Foe (2007), Perfect Sense (2011), and Starred Up (2013). In 2016, Mackenzie's film Hell or High Water premiered at Cannes and was theatrically released in the United States in August. In October 2016, Mackenzie boarded Damnation - a TV pilot for Universal & USA Network. Mackenzie also directed Outlaw King (2018), a historical film for Netflix.

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Mackenzie and his films have been described as not fitting neatly into any particular genre or type.

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Starred Up posterFirst watchStarred Up20147.1The film that best shows what their work is like.19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Hell or High Water poster7.3Hell or High Water2016Outlaw King poster6.8Outlaw King2018Perfect Sense poster6.9Perfect Sense2011Relay poster7.0Relay2025Fuze poster7.1Fuze2025Spread poster5.6Spread2009Hallam Foe poster6.7Hallam Foe2007Young Adam poster5.9Young Adam2003

Filmography

20 films as director
  1. TBAThe Stain on the SnowDirector
  2. TBAUntitled Oregon ProjectDirector
  3. 2025FuzeDirector
  4. 2025RelayDirector
  5. 2018Outlaw KingDirector
  6. 2016Hell or High WaterDirector
  7. 2014Starred UpDirector
  8. 2011Perfect SenseDirector
  9. 2011You InsteadDirector
  10. 2009SpreadDirector
  11. 2007Hallam FoeDirector
  12. 2005AsylumDirector
  13. 2003Young AdamDirector
  14. 2002The Last Great WildernessDirector
  15. 2000SomersaultDirector
  16. 2000Marcie's DowryDirector
  17. 1999FragileDirector
  18. 1997Two FingersDirector
  19. 1995Wanting and GettingDirector
  20. 1994Dirty DiamondsDirector