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David Mackenzie

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David Mackenzie

Born May 10, 1966 in Scotland, UK19 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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Hell or High Water posterFirst watchHell or High Water20167.3A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Outlaw King poster6.8Outlaw King2018Perfect Sense poster6.9Perfect Sense2011Starred Up poster7.1Starred Up2014Relay poster7.0Relay2025Fuze poster7.2Fuze2026Spread poster5.6Spread2009Hallam Foe poster6.7Hallam Foe2007Young Adam poster5.9Young Adam2003

Filmography

19 films as director
  1. TBAThe Stain on the SnowDirector
  2. 2026FuzeDirector
  3. 2025RelayDirector
  4. 2018Outlaw KingDirector
  5. 2016Hell or High WaterDirector
  6. 2014Starred UpDirector
  7. 2011Perfect SenseDirector
  8. 2011You InsteadDirector
  9. 2009SpreadDirector
  10. 2007Hallam FoeDirector
  11. 2005AsylumDirector
  12. 2003Young AdamDirector
  13. 2002The Last Great WildernessDirector
  14. 2000SomersaultDirector
  15. 2000Marcie's DowryDirector
  16. 1999FragileDirector
  17. 1997Two FingersDirector
  18. 1995Wanting and GettingDirector
  19. 1994Dirty DiamondsDirector