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Jack Guss

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Jack Guss' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Ideas
23%
Society
23%
Bonds
18%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Thrilling
2
Romantic
1
Tense
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Guss' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Guss' 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

9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay

  • 79 Park Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Desperate Mission(1969)

    Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Lady in Cement(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1961 to 1978.

Highest rated

Lady in Cement (1968)

Midcredits 34th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing9 of 9: 8 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew1 of 9: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s6 · crew1970s3 · 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 Guss' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

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 Guss work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Guss' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Rosenberg shares the most, 3.

Editors

Producers