- October 23, 1923
- October 3, 1994 (aged 70)
- Writer, producer and director
- 12 on Motif · 15 credits in all
What are John C. Champion's films like?
Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3
Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet6
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 C. Champion's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for John C. Champion's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
15 credits, 12 with a Motif page.
Marauders(2016)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
Airplane!(1980)
Motif score: 95th percentile of all films
The Oregon Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
Mustang Country(1976)
Motif score: 44th percentile of all films
The Last Escape(1970)
Motif score: 15th percentile of all films
Attack on the Iron Coast(1968)
Motif score: 21st percentile of all films
Submarine X-1(1968)
Motif score: 18th percentile of all films
The Texican(1966)
Motif score: 41st percentile of all films
Laramie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Zero Hour!(1957)
Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films
Shotgun(1955)
Motif score: 40th percentile of all films
Dragonfly Squadron (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
Hellgate(1952)
Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
Stampede(1949)
Motif score: 38th percentile of all films
Panhandle(1948)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1948 to 2016.
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do John C. Champion's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 6 are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 C. Champion work with?
People who share at least 2 of John C. Champion's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lesley Selander shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Lesley SelanderShared titles: The Texican (1966), Shotgun (1955), Stampede (1949), Panhandle (1948)See all 4 shared titles with Lesley Selander
Writers
- Arthur HaileyShared titles: Airplane! (1980), Zero Hour! (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Hailey
- Hall BartlettShared titles: Airplane! (1980), Zero Hour! (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Hall Bartlett
- Herman HoffmanShared titles: The Last Escape (1970), Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Herman Hoffman
- Blake EdwardsShared titles: Stampede (1949), Panhandle (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Blake Edwards
Actors
- Sterling HaydenShared titles: Zero Hour! (1957), Shotgun (1955), Hellgate (1952)See all 3 shared titles with Sterling Hayden
- Lloyd BridgesShared titles: Airplane! (1980), Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Lloyd Bridges
- John PickardShared titles: Shotgun (1955), Hellgate (1952)See all 2 shared titles with John Pickard
- Robert J. WilkeShared titles: Shotgun (1955), Hellgate (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Robert J. Wilke
Cinematographers and editors
- Paul BeesonShared titles: Attack on the Iron Coast (1968), Submarine X-1 (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Beeson
- John C. FullerShared titles: Zero Hour! (1957), Shotgun (1955)See all 2 shared titles with John C. Fuller
- Harry NeumannShared titles: Stampede (1949), Panhandle (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Neumann
- Otho LoveringShared titles: Stampede (1949), Panhandle (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Otho Lovering
Producers
- Irving TemanerShared titles: The Last Escape (1970), Attack on the Iron Coast (1968), Submarine X-1 (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Irving Temaner
- Ted LloydShared titles: Attack on the Iron Coast (1968), Submarine X-1 (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Lloyd