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John Cork

John Cork

Director, writer and producer · Montgomery, Alabama, USA

John Cork is an American author, screenwriter, and documentary film director and producer. An avid James Bond fan, Cork has produced, written (along with Bruce Scivally), and directed more than thirty documentaries for MGM's releases of the James Bond films on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming platforms. As an author, he and Scivally have written the biographies of Ian Fleming, Cubby Broccoli, and Harry Saltzman. Collectively, they have conducted over one hundred and fifty interviews with the creative talents behind the 007 films. They also contributed to The Ultimate James Bond: An Interactive Dossier, a CD-ROM for MGM Interactive.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 97 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are John Cork's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
34%
Morality
27%
Society
23%
Power
9%
Self
7%
Art2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Tense
2
Warm
2
Hopeful
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Cork's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Cork'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

97 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South(2014)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Murnau, Borzage and Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer

  • Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • James Bond in the Bahamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • The Road to Casino Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Rhonda Fleming: A Cinderella Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • The Gothic World of Daphne du Maurier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • The Making of 'Rebecca' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Hitchcock 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Buster Keaton: Head Over Heels in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Hello Roscoe: The Fate of Fatty Arbuckle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Hollywood Cavalcade: The Silent Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Real Four Jills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Era of Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Joseph L. Mankiewicz: A Personal Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Real Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Charlie Chan and the Zodiac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Reinventing Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Reno Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Sidney Toler: The Man Who Became Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • The Making of Charlie Chan in City of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Self

  • The Real Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Welcome to Reno: America’s Divorce Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Writing Chan: Robert Ellis & Helen Logan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Self

  • Directed by Leo McCarey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Chanograms: The Aphorisms of Charlie Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Charlie Chan and the Rise of the Modern Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Dr. Henry Lee: The Modern Day Charlie Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The World of Charlie Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • A Portrait of Danny Kaye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Meet the Coach: Darryl F. Zanuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Remembering Judy: Lorna Luft on Judy Garland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer · Writer

  • Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Tolstoy: The Man Behind Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Moto Is Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Charlie Chan at the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Charlie Chan's Lucky Director: H. Bruce Humberstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Layne Tom, Jr: The Adventures of Charlie Chan, Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Number One Son: The Life of Keye Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Bond in Cortina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Bond in Greece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Location Scouting with Peter Lamont: Octopussy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • On Tour with the Aston Martin DB5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • In Search of Charlie Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Legacy of Charlie Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Real Charlie Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Pink Panther Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • A Distant Battle: Memories of Operation Market Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer

  • The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Duke at Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer

  • Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Double-O Stunts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Inside 'A View to a Kill' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside 'Licence to Kill' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Inside 'The Living Daylights' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Inside The Living Daylights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside 'From Russia with Love' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside 'Dr. No' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Inside 'Moonraker'(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Terence Young: Bond Vivant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside 'Octopussy' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Harry Saltzman: Showman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Ian Fleming: 007's Creator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Inside Q's Lab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Ken Adam: Designing Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • Inside 'Live and Let Die' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'(1995)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Inside 'Thunderball' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Goldfinger Phenomenon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Long Walk Home(1990)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Witchboard(1986)

    Special Effects Assistant

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 97 titles from 1986 to 2015.

Biggest box office

The Long Walk Home (1990)

$4.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Long Walk Home (1990)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 97: 0 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting93 of 97: 34 only directing, 59 with another roleWriting44 of 97: 2 only writing, 42 with another roleProducing39 of 97: 0 only producing, 39 with another roleEditing2 of 97: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 97: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

97 titles, 60 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 41 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s89 · 4 acting · 89 crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do John Cork's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South (2014)

53rd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Long Walk Home (1990)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 50. 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 Cork work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Cork's MovieCove titles; Patrick Macnee shares the most, 2.