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John Gray

John Gray

Director, writer and producer · Born January 18, 1958 (68) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Born
January 18, 1958 (68)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 42 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 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are John Gray's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Morality
37%
Bonds
23%
Self
14%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
1%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
7
Dread
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1

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 Gray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Gray'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

42 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Stones of Dunamase Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • A Guest in My Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Overlook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Unquiet Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Welcome to Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Household Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Extra Innings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Desecrated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Gone(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Reckless(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • El don de Alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Original Series Creator

  • The Makeover(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hide(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Grimm(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • White Irish Drinkers(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ghost whisperer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show Creator

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 107 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Helter Skelter(2004)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Martin and Lewis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Brian's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Haven(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Seventh Stream(2001)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Hunley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Story · Teleplay

  • The Day Lincoln Was Shot(1998)

    Director · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Glimmer Man(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Wild(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sleep, Baby, Sleep(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Place for Annie(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • An American Story(1992)

    Director · Screenplay · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Marla Hanson Story(1991)

    Director · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Capone(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • When He's Not a Stranger(1989)

    Director · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Billy Galvin(1986)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Summer of Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Unrequited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 1951 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Glimmer Man (1996)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

A Place for Annie (1994)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

When He's Not a Stranger (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 41: 17 only directing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting21 of 41: 3 only writing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing8 of 41: 2 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew2 of 41: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 18 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s6 · 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 Gray's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories (2022)

86th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Grimm (2011)

Midcredits 91st · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 14 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 Gray work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Gray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Snow shares the most, 9.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers