- August 27, 1934 (92)
- Canvey Island, Essex, England, UK
- Producer, director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are John Davis' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
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
8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
David Copperfield(2000)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Taffin(1988)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
1984(1984)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Murder by Decree(1979)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all filmsDanger Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Cry Wolf(1968)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Model Murder Case(1963)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1963 to 2001.
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 Davis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. 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 Davis work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Davis' MovieCove titles; Judy Cornwell shares the most, 2.
- Judy CornwellShared titles: David Copperfield (2000), Cry Wolf (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Judy Cornwell
- Michael TrumanShared titles: Cry Wolf (1968), The Model Murder Case (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Truman