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John Davies

John Davies

Director, writer and producer

Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
5 on Motif · 10 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are John Davies' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Society
30%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
13%
Survival
8%
Power
4%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Tense
1
Other
1

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 Davies' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for John Davies' 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

10 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • A City at War: Chicago(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Phunny Business: A Black Comedy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Run's House(2005)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • It's Black Entertainment(2002)

    Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Real West(1992)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • Cover Her Face (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Acceptable Levels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • Maeve(1981)

    Director

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Cleansing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1974 to 2012.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 6: 4 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 6: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 6: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew2010s1 · crew

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

Who does John Davies work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Davies' Motif titles; Russell Simmons shares the most, 2.