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Jon Bokenkamp

Jon Bokenkamp

Writer and producer · Born June 30, 1973 (53) · Kearney, Nebraska, USA

Jon Bokenkamp is an American writer and producer best known for his role in writing the screenplays for Taking Lives and The Call, and creating the NBC series The Blacklist along with The Blacklist: Redemption.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 30, 1973 (53)
From
Kearney, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Jon Bokenkamp's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Self
24%
Society
15%
Survival
14%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
4
Bittersweet
2
Warm
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jon Bokenkamp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Bokenkamp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last Frontier(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist: Redemption(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 218 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Call(2013)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Stranger(2007)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Taking Lives(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Rent-A-Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Pooper

  • Drive-in Movie Memories(2001)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bad Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Remembrances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Still Photographer

  • Omaha (The Movie) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Perfect Stranger (2007)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

The Call (2013)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

The Last Frontier (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 12: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 12: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting8 of 12: 3 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing4 of 12: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew5 of 12: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

12 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jon Bokenkamp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)

Midcredits 90th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jon Bokenkamp's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jon Bokenkamp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Bokenkamp's MovieCove titles; Richard D'Ovidio shares the most, 2.