Tom Jennings was born on August 7, 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Real Right Stuff (2020), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017) and Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019).
Biography from TMDB.
- August 7, 1961 (65)
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 19 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Known for
What are Tom Jennings' films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 12 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical1
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 Tom Jennings' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Jennings' 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
43 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Shadow of a Wheel(2023)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Exorcism of Roland Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Amityville Horror House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Real Right Stuff(2020)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
This Is Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Shock Docs(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Being the Queen(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
A-Bombs Over Nevada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Bernie Madoff: In His Own Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Deepwater Horizon: In Their Own Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Narco Wars: In Their Own Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
In Their Own Words(2019)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
History Retold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Diana: In Her Own Words(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Lost Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Walt Disney(2015)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Fidel Castro Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Ted Bundy Death Row Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsThe Conspirator: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
God in America(2010)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Tomb of 1,000 Roman Skeletons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Jesus: missing years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)20,000 Miles on a Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Battle of Chernobyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sea Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Basic Training: America's Proving Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Biography: Satan, Prince of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Beyond Titanic(1998)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Great Ships(1996)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
American Experience(1988)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Lost Tapes: LA Riots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1988 to 2023.
Highest rated
Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)
Most popular right now
Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color (2015)
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.
Awards
3 major awards from 5 major nominations, 2007–2020.
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Documentary - Current Events
- Writers Guild Award, won · News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary
- Writers Guild Award, won · News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Tom Jennings' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 9 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 Tom Jennings work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Jennings' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Tillman shares the most, 8.
Writers
- Laura VerklanShared titles: Being the Queen (2020), Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Laura Verklan
- Eric MurphyShared titles: Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence (2019), Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Murphy
Actors
- King Charles IIIShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), Being the Queen (2020), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)See all 3 shared titles with King Charles III
- Queen Elizabeth IIShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), Being the Queen (2020), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Queen Elizabeth II
- Prince HarryShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Prince Harry
- Queen CamillaShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Queen Camilla
Composers and editors
- David TillmanShared titles: Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World, A Personal Exploration by Jason Riley (2021), The Real Right Stuff (2020), Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019), In Their Own Words (2019), Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence (2019), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017), 9/11: The Heartland Tapes (2013), MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012)See all 8 shared titles with David Tillman
- James EveringhamShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), The Real Right Stuff (2020), Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019)See all 3 shared titles with James Everingham
- Adam LukasShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), Being the Queen (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Lukas
- Corey BeckerShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), In Their Own Words (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Corey Becker
Producers
- Robert KirkShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World, A Personal Exploration by Jason Riley (2021), Being the Queen (2020), The Real Right Stuff (2020), Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019), In Their Own Words (2019), Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence (2019)See all 7 shared titles with Robert Kirk
- Ellen FarmerShared titles: Charles: In His Own Words (2023), In Their Own Words (2019), Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence (2019), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017), 9/11: The Heartland Tapes (2013), MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012)See all 6 shared titles with Ellen Farmer
- Abe ScheuermannShared titles: The Real Right Stuff (2020), Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019), In Their Own Words (2019), Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Abe Scheuermann
- Tobiah BlackShared titles: Being the Queen (2020), Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019), In Their Own Words (2019), Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Tobiah Black