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John Davis

John Davis

Producer, also actor · Born July 20, 1954 (72) · Denver, Colorado, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

John Andrew Davis (born July 20, 1954) is an American film producer and founder of Davis Entertainment. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Davis (producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 20, 1954 (72)
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
113 on MovieCove · 143 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are John Davis' films like?

Across their 103 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy31 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
29%
Self
26%
Morality
16%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds28 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival21 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship19 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 101 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 50 · Serious 27 · Dark 24

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

Grounded 43 · Stylized 44 · Heightened 14

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 33 · Charged 30 · Intense 38

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

Steady 45 · Shifting 46 · Whiplash 10

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 46 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 29

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 63 · Relentless 15

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

Casual 54 · Engaged 42 · Full focus 5

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

Resolved 87 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
56
Joyful
38
Thrilling
28
Warm
27
Hopeful
29
Other
103

How their films linger

Feel-good42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful39 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy48
  • Bittersweet43
  • Ambiguous12

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 Davis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 76 of their 113 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Davis' 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

143 credits, 113 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 72 Hours(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Song Sung Blue(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Being Eddie(2025)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Predator: Badlands(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Pickup(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Predator: Killer of Killers(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Flight Risk(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mary J. Blige's Family Affair(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Laid(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Uglies(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Strength of a Woman(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Real Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Blockbuster(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Prey(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Cruise(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer(2021)

    Show 28 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Dolemite Is My Name(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shaft(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Love You To Death(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 96 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Predator(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Game Night(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Alex, Inc.(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Our House(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ferdinand(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist: Redemption(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Timeless(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Joy(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Victor Frankenstein(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Ken(2015)

    Show 44 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Player(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Due(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 207 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Chronicle(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Popper's Penguins(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Car Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 23 episodes · Producer

  • A Little Bit of Heaven(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Locke & Key(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Predators(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Marmaduke(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Garfield's Pet Force(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Express(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Garfield's Fun Fest(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Garfield Gets Real(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Heartbreak Kid(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Norbit(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Day Camp(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Jump in!(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Eragon(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Dolittle 3(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • When a Stranger Calls(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Life Is Ruff(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fat Albert(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Phoenix(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Thanks · as Self

  • First Daughter(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Alien vs. Predator(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • I, Robot(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Garfield: The Movie(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Paycheck(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Pond(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Day Care(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • 29 Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Life or Something Like It(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Behind Enemy Lines(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Dolittle 2(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Heartbreakers(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Labor Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Little Richard(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Rites of Passage(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dudley Do-Right(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Jesse Ventura Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • The Settlement(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bad Manners(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Dolittle(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Miracle at Midnight(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Digging to China(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Out to Sea(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Volcano: Fire on the Mountain(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Lewis & Clark & George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Asteroid(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Daylight(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Chamber(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Grass Harp(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Courage Under Fire(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Grumpier Old Men(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Waterworld(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Denise Calls Up(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Hunted(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • One Christmas(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Richie Rich(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • This Can't Be Love(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Grumpy Old Men(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Last Outlaw(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Thing Called Love(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Firm(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Gunmen(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Caught in the Act(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fortress(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Spies, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Line Producer

  • Storyville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Wild Card(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Shattered(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Predator 2(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Curiosity Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Enid Is Sleeping(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Finest(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Passion(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Little Monsters(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • License to Drive(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Indiscreet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Three O'Clock High(1987)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Predator(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Half Moon Street(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Cry Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Attachment Parenting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Blood Runs Coal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Blue Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Booker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Dial A for Aunties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fake Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • On Your Feet! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Taika Waiti Flash Gordon Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Sims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Time Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Time Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled 'Cyrano Pop' Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled George Clinton Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 131 titles, 115 of them dated from 1968 to 2026.

Biggest box office

I, Robot (2004)

$353M worldwide

Highest rated

Predator (1987)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Predator: Badlands (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 131: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing129 of 131: 129 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew1 of 131: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s37 · crew2000s32 · crew2010s24 · crew2020s16 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2023.

  1. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do John Davis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 103; across their 101 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 101

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 101

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 101

Midcredits score across 113 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th43

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 113 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed19
  • Mixed44

Most divisive · producer

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (1994)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Predator (1987)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 92 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Davis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 62 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore52 titles25–90 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity62 titles7–61 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity59 titles21–81 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs52 titles12–45 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense52 titles17–77 · median 51 · 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 Davis work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Thomas shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • John Fox9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with John Fox
  • Brian Manis9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Brian Manis
  • Wyck Godfrey9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Wyck Godfrey
  • Merrill H. Karpf9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Merrill H. Karpf

Mixed roles