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Thomas Jahn

Thomas Jahn

Director, writer and editor, also cinematographer and producer · Born July 9, 1965 (61) · Hückelhoven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Jahn is a German actor and director. He was born in 1965. Credits include Knockin' on heaven's door ( 1997 Won Gran Angular Award Best Film Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival , 1998 Won Audience Award and Grand Prize Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films, Tatort, Der Dicke, Balko and Sperling. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Jahn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 9, 1965 (61)
From
Hückelhoven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Works as
Director, writer and editor, also cinematographer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 16 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 24% in 30 days

What are Thomas Jahn's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
28%
Bonds
27%
Self
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
9%
Morality
9%
Society
4%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Bittersweet
2
Manic
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Thomas Jahn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Thomas Jahn'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

16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Professor T.(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Einstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Camera Operator

  • Nur nicht aufregen! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Schutzengel(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • The Boxer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Heaven's Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • The Lost Samaritan(2008)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 80 Minutes(2008)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hamburg Dockland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Auf Herz und Nieren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Editor · as Polizist

  • Herzbeben - Die Nacht, die alles veränderte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller(1998)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door(1997)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1970 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Schutzengel (2012)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 15: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting13 of 15: 5 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thWriting7 of 15: 2 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thProducing1 of 15: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 15: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 15: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 15: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

15 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2010s4 · 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 Thomas Jahn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, editor

The Lost Samaritan (2008)

89th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 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 Thomas Jahn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Thomas Jahn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Souvignier shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers