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John Maclean

Director

John Maclean

Directing
2015 — present · 2 films
From
Scotland

John Maclean is a Scottish film director, screenwriter and musician. He is best known for writing and directing Slow West.

Career Signature

How John Maclean’s filmography reads.

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

bittersweet
melancholy beauty
sun-bleached
coming of age
pre-internet intimacy

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

Tonal kin

Jean-Jacques AnnaudJean-Jacques Annaud12 filmsJohn BoormanJohn Boorman12 filmsWalter SallesWalter Salles10 filmsGabriele SalvatoresGabriele Salvatores10 filmsServando GonzálezServando González3 filmsDavid LoweryDavid Lowery7 filmsJ. MahendranJ. Mahendran2 filmsWarwick ThorntonWarwick Thornton4 films

Filmography

Tornado

2025

Slow West

2015