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John B. Carls

Producer and writer

Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are John B. Carls' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
57%
Society
18%
Self
16%
Ideas
5%
Morality
3%
Power
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Warm
6
Absurd
2
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet1

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 B. Carls' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John B. Carls' 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

14 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Open Season: Call of Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 52 episodes · Characters

  • Queen of Katwe(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Open Season: Scared Silly(2015)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rango(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Open Season 3(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Open Season 2(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run(2006)

    Executive Producer · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Open Season(2006)

    Executive Producer · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Little Bear - Little Bear's Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • The Little Bear Movie(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • George and Martha(1999)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Little Bear(1995)

    Show 151 episodes · Executive Producer · Story Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1995 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Rango (2011)

$246M worldwide

Highest rated

Queen of Katwe (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Rango (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing5 of 11: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing9 of 11: 6 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

11 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s4 · 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 John B. Carls' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

The Little Bear Movie (2000)

70th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Queen of Katwe (2016)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 8 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 John B. Carls' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles37–53 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles9–39 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles26–41 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles9–51 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles40–64 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John B. Carls work with?

People who share at least 2 of John B. Carls' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Moore shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers