John Griesemer (born December 5, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American author, journalist, and actor. He lives with his wife Faith Catlin (who acted in Ryan's Hope in the 1970s) and two children in New Hampshire. He is best known for his novel Signal and Noise.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 5, 1947 (78)
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
- Actor, also writer
- 18 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are John Griesemer's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Griesemer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Lone Star (1996) · actor · free
- Eight Men Out (1988) · actor · free
- Boiler Room (2000) · actor · free
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · actor · free
- The Sensation of Sight (2006) · actor · free
- Where the Rivers Flow North (1993) · actor · free
- Guy X (2005) · writer · free
- Raw Nerve (1999) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for John Griesemer'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
22 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Brief Reunion(2011)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Orgasm Inc.(2009)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Junior Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Sensation of Sight(2006)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Disappearances(2006)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Guy X(2005)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Boiler Room(2000)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Henry Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Raw Nerve(1999)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Crucible(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Lone Star(1996)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Langoliers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Malcolm X(1992)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
City of Hope(1991)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Days of Thunder(1990)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Eight Men Out(1988)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Playing for Time(1980)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1980 to 2021; peak year 1990.
Biggest box office
Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)
Highest rated
The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021)
Most popular right now
Disappearances (2006)
Film career
Peak 1990 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1990Screen debut· Days of Thunder
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 Griesemer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Griesemer work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Griesemer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jay Craven shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Jay CravenShared titles: Disappearances (2006), Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Craven
Writers
- Howard Frank MosherShared titles: Disappearances (2006), Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Frank Mosher
Actors
- Bill RaymondShared titles: Disappearances (2006), Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Raymond
Composers
- Jeff ClausShared titles: Disappearances (2006), Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Claus
Producers
- Jane ApplegateShared titles: Brief Reunion (2011), Orgasm Inc. (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Applegate
- Bess O'BrienShared titles: Disappearances (2006), Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Bess O'Brien
- Lauren MoyeShared titles: Disappearances (2006), Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Lauren Moye