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Charlie McDowell

Director

Charlie McDowell

Directing
2014 — present · 3 films
Born
10 July 1983 · age 42
From
Los Angeles, California, USA

Charlie McDowell (born July 10, 1983) is an American film director and writer. He is the son of actors Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen.

Career Signature

How Charlie McDowell’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

anxious dread
slow burn
conversation starter
intellectual puzzle
heavy emotional

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Jonathan GlazerJonathan Glazer3 filmsRoman PolanskiRoman Polanski24 filmsSam EsmailSam Esmail2 filmsNeil LaButeNeil LaBute11 filmsKiyoshi KurosawaKiyoshi Kurosawa28 filmsDenis VilleneuveDenis Villeneuve11 filmsJessica M. ThompsonJessica M. Thompson2 filmsYorgos LanthimosYorgos Lanthimos10 films

Filmography

Windfall

2022

The Discovery

2017

The One I Love

2014