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Jack Elliott

Composer · Died August 18, 2001, aged 74 · Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Born
August 6, 1927
Died
August 18, 2001 (aged 74)
From
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 49 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Jack Elliott's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
27%
Morality
23%
Self
20%
Society
16%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Survival
1%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 10

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Joyful
8
Tense
6
Absurd
8
Melancholic
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Jack Elliott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Elliott'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

49 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lookwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Sibling Rivalry(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Night Court(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Found Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Venice Medical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • The Day the Bubble Burst(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body(1980)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Jerk(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Solitary Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Just You and Me, Kid(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sanctuary of Fear(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Guide for the Married Woman(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer(1977)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Oh, God!(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Delta County, U.S.A.(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Danger in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • NBC: The First Fifty Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • Roll, Freddy, Roll! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Only with Married Men(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Red Badge of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Really, Raquel(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Get Christie Love!(1974)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • What Are Best Friends For? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Conductor · Music Arranger

  • The Man Without a Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • The Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Birds of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • Every Man Needs One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Playmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Get to Know Your Rabbit(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • T.R. Baskin(1971)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Pure Goldie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Composer

  • The Feminist and the Fuzz(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Conductor · Music Arranger

  • Where's Poppa?(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Comic(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Carousel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Conductor

  • Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Conductor · Orchestrator

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1959 to 1991.

Biggest box office

The Jerk (1979)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

The Jerk (1979)

Midcredits 82nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music43 of 48: 40 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew8 of 48: 5 only other crew, 3 with another role

48 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s36 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s2 · 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 Jack Elliott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · composer

The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)

82nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Banacek (1972)

Midcredits 84th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Jack Elliott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Elliott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allyn Ferguson shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers