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John Gulager

John Gulager

Actor, director, cinematographer and editor, also writer · Born December 19, 1957 (68) · New York City, New York, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   John Thompson Gulager (born December 19, 1957) is an actor, cinematographer and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gulager, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 19, 1957 (68)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, director, cinematographer and editor, also writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 14% in 30 days

What are John Gulager's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
42%
Society
17%
Morality
13%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
7%
Self
4%
Power
4%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 8

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Absurd
6
Thrilling
4
Joyful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Gulager's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Gulager'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

29 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Seven Cemeteries(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Ventures: Stars on Guitars(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Incident at Guilt Ridge(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Children of the Corn: Runaway(2018)

    Director · Additional Photography · Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser: Judgment(2018)

    as The Assessor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Dances with Werewolves(2017)

    as Driver #1

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Whispers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Tangerine(2015)

    as Shower Head

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Night(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Collection(2012)

    as Agent Gulager

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Piranha 3DD(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Candidate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Man in Elevator

  • Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as X ray

  • The Collector(2009)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Feast III: The Happy Finish(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Feast II: Sloppy Seconds(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Pulse 2: Afterlife(2008)

    as Man on Bridge

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • He Was a Quiet Man(2007)

    as Goldie / Maurice Gregory

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Broke Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Television Evangelist

  • Vic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Alan Yates Uncovered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Feast(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • La Lucha: The Struggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • The Doll Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer · Lighting Supervisor

  • Project Greenlight(2001)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rustler

  • Palmer's Pick-Up(1999)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • A Day with the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Boy

  • Utero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Exterminator

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1969 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Piranha 3DD (2012)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Piranha 3DD (2012)

Film career

  • 2007Screen debut· He Was a Quiet Man

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 28: 14 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thDirecting8 of 28: 6 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thWriting1 of 28: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography6 of 28: 4 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing2 of 28: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 28: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

28 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s12 · 3 acting · 9 crew2010s10 · 7 acting · 3 crew2020s2 · 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 Gulager's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Dances with Werewolves (2017)

93rd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tangerine (2015)

Midcredits 88th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 25. 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.

Is John Gulager's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 91 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles51–74 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian 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 Gulager work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Gulager's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Weinstein shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers