John Dower is a British film director.
Biography from TMDB.
- Director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
What are John Dower's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous4
- Other1
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 Dower's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).
Subscription and free streaming for John Dower'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
18 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Alien Autopsy Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Balloonists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Flintoff(2025)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Man Who Definitely Didn't Steal Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Lockerbie(2023)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
My Scientology Movie(2015)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Slaying the Badger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Ronald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
When Boris Met Dave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
30 for 30(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Thrilla in Manila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
I Don't Like Mondays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Live Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 2003 to 2026.
Biggest box office
My Scientology Movie (2015)
Highest rated
Flintoff (2025)
Most popular right now
Lockerbie (2023)
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
a BAFTA Award from 5 major nominations, 2007–2024.
- BAFTA Award, won · Factual Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Director, Factual
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director: Factual
- Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Documentary
- Writers Guild Award, nominated
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 Dower's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 3 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 Dower work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Dower's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Pugh shares the most, 3.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Will PughShared titles: Lockerbie (2023), Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021), My Scientology Movie (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Will Pugh
- Tim AtackShared titles: Lockerbie (2023), The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Atack
- Paul CarlinShared titles: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020), My Scientology Movie (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Carlin
Producers
- Louis TherouxShared titles: Lockerbie (2023), My Scientology Movie (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Louis Theroux
- Simon ChinnShared titles: Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021), My Scientology Movie (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Simon Chinn
