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John Bradshaw

John Bradshaw

Director, also producer

Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are John Bradshaw's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
24%
Society
10%
Morality
9%
Survival
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 19 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 17 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
14
Warm
11
Romantic
11
Joyful
9
Tense
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet3

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 John Bradshaw's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Bradshaw'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

50 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Daughter I Gave Away(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Unforgettable Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Princess and the Bodyguard(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • May the Best Wedding Win(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • What We Do for Love(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Luckless in Love(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Charming Valentine(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cider and Sunsets(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Love in Whitbrooke(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Santa's Squad(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver(2019)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Cure(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Merry Matrimony(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Music in Me(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Best Christmas Party Ever(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • One Starry Christmas(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Catch a Christmas Star(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Consultant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Christmas Dance(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pegasus Vs. Chimera(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Christmas Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Cancel Christmas(2010)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mistletoe Over Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Town Christmas Forgot(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • You Lucky Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Darwin's Darkest Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Every Second Counts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • They Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Obituary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Between Truth and Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hunger Point(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Triggermen(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Zebra Lounge(2001)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Full Disclosure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • 20:13 Mord im Blitzlicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Killing Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Breakout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • The Undertaker's Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • Lethal Tender(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Specimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Death Junction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Big Slice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Red Blooded American Girl(1990)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Moderns(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • That's My Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • 80 Blocks from Tiffany's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Cape Holly Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1974 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Triggermen (2002)

$21K worldwide

Highest rated

One Starry Christmas (2014)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Best Christmas Party Ever (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing43 of 50: 40 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stWriting5 of 50: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew5 of 50: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score31st

50 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s11 · 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 John Bradshaw's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 27; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · director, producer

Cancel Christmas (2010)

75th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Nova (1974)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does John Bradshaw work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Bradshaw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sebastian Battro shares the most, 10.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Sebastian Battro10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Sebastian Battro
  • Tom Berry10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Tom Berry
  • Adam Gowland9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Adam Gowland
  • Suzanne Chapman9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Suzanne Chapman