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John Dunning

Producer and writer · Died September 19, 2011, aged 84

Producer / Executive Producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 27, 1927
Died
September 19, 2011 (aged 84)
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 50 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 12% in 30 days

What are John Dunning's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
25%
Morality
25%
Bonds
20%
Self
18%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 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 15 · Serious 9 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 18 · Intense 11

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 5

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 20 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Dread
9
Absurd
12
Thrilling
12
Melancholic
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous5

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 Dunning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Dunning'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

50 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • My Bloody Valentine(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Prisoner of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Vig(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The First 9 1/2 Weeks(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Buffalo '66(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Johnny Skidmarks(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • I'm Losing You(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Jerry and Tom(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Stag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Hardball(1997)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Downhill Willie(1996)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Midnight in Saint Petersburg(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hawk's Vengeance(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Vibrations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Bounty Hunters(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mask of Death(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Bullet to Beijing(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ski School 2(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Snake Eater 3: His Law(1992)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Whispers(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster(1989)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Snake Eater(1989)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • State Park(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Meatballs III: Summer Job(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Vindicator(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Junior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • The Surrogate(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Happy Birthday to Me(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • My Bloody Valentine(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hot Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer · Idea

  • Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Meatballs(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Blackout(1978)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rabid(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The House by the Lake(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

  • Shivers(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • Keep It in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères)(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Slipstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Creative Consultant

  • The Possession of Virginia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer · Writer

  • Loving and Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • Daughters of Darkness(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • L'amour humain(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • L'initiation(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Valérie(1969)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Bloodlines: An Interactive Horror Film History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles, 44 of them dated from 1969 to 2009.

Biggest box office

My Bloody Valentine (2009)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Buffalo '66 (1998)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

My Bloody Valentine (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 45: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting8 of 45: 2 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score13thProducing41 of 45: 35 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score14thOther crew1 of 45: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

45 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s18 · crew2000s1 · 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.

How do John Dunning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · producer

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)

94th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Buffalo '66 (1998)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Dunning's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles41–92 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles29–71 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles30–77 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles27–47 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles37–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier 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 Dunning work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Dunning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; André Link shares the most, 32.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers