The Best David Mackenzie Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best David Mackenzie movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by David Mackenzie based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In April 2024 there are 9 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by David Mackenzie In Order of Popularity

  1. Damnation
  2. Hell or High Water
  3. Starred Up
  4. Perfect Sense
  5. Outlaw King
  6. You Instead
  7. Young Adam
  8. Asylum
  9. Spread

Stream the top 9 Movies directed by David Mackenzie

1. Damnation

Seasons: 1

Rated: TV-MA

7.6/10

Seth Davenport is masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo, unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker to stop the uprising by any means necessary. An epic saga of the secret history of the 1930’s American heartland, chronicling the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans, and prophets.

2. Hell or High Water

Rated: R

7.6/10

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

3. Starred Up

Rated: Not Rated

7.3/10

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.

4. Perfect Sense

Rated: R

7/10

In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook.

5. Outlaw King

Rated: R

6.9/10

Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

6. You Instead

Rated: R

6.5/10

Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.

7. Young Adam

Rated: NC-17

6.4/10

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.

8. Asylum

Rated: MA15+

6.1/10

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.

9. Spread

Rated: R

5.8/10

In Los Angeles, Nikki is homeless, car-less and closing in on 30, but he's amoral, good-looking, and adept in the sack, moving from one wealthy woman of 35 or 40 to another, a kept boy-toy. His newest gig, with Samantha, an attorney whose house overlooks L.A., is sweet, although it's unclear how long she'll put up with him. Then Nikki meets Heather, a waitress. Is the player being played, or might this be love? What will Nikki discover?