John Godey
Writer · Died April 16, 2006, aged 93 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Morton Freedgood (1913 – April 16, 2006) was an American author who wrote The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and many other detective and mystery novels under the pen name John Godey. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Godey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1913
- April 16, 2006 (aged 93)
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Writer
- 5 on MovieCove
Known for
What are John Godey's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Godey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John Godey'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
5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
The Taking of Pelham 123(2009)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Johnny Handsome(1989)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Never a Dull Moment(1968)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1968 to 2009.
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 Godey's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Who does John Godey work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Godey's MovieCove titles; Peter Stone shares the most, 2.
- Peter StoneShared titles: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Stone
