Mark Steven Johnson (born October 30, 1964) is an American filmmaker. Johnson began his career writing the Warner Bros. films Grumpy Old Men and its sequel, Grumpier Old Men. Johnson wrote and directed two comic book-based films, Daredevil and Ghost Rider, as well as the film Simon Birch. Johnson also wrote the story for the film Christopher Robin and directed the Netflix film Love, Guaranteed. Johnson wrote and directed Love in the Villa, also for Netflix. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Steven Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 30, 1964 (61)
- Hastings, Minnesota, USA
- Writer, director and producer, also actor
- 18 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Mark Steven Johnson's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 18
Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1
Casual 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet7
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 Mark Steven Johnson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Mark Steven Johnson'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; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Champagne Problems(2025)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Love in the Villa(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Love, Guaranteed(2020)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Finding Steve McQueen(2019)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Christopher Robin(2018)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Grudge Match(2013)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Killing Season(2013)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
When in Rome(2010)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Ghost Rider(2007)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Elektra(2005)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Daredevil(2003)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Jack Frost(1998)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Simon Birch(1998)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Big Bully(1996)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Grumpier Old Men(1995)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Grumpy Old Men(1993)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
It's a Long Way to October (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Lucy Boomer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Radiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 18 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Ghost Rider (2007)
Highest rated
Christopher Robin (2018)
Most popular right now
Ghost Rider (2007)
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 Mark Steven Johnson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 29/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Mark Steven Johnson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.
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 Mark Steven Johnson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mark Steven Johnson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Arad shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Sean AmsingShared titles: Champagne Problems (2025), Love in the Villa (2022), Love, Guaranteed (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Amsing
- Nicolas CageShared titles: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), Ghost Rider (2007), Spirit of Vengeance: The Making of 'Ghost Rider' (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Nicolas Cage
- Robert De NiroShared titles: Grudge Match (2013), Killing Season (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Robert De Niro
- Eva MendesShared titles: Ghost Rider (2007), Spirit of Vengeance: The Making of 'Ghost Rider' (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Eva Mendes
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- José David MonteroShared titles: Champagne Problems (2025), Love in the Villa (2022), Love, Guaranteed (2020), Finding Steve McQueen (2019)See all 4 shared titles with José David Montero
- Kathryn HimoffShared titles: Champagne Problems (2025), Love, Guaranteed (2020), Finding Steve McQueen (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Kathryn Himoff
- Ryan ShoreShared titles: Champagne Problems (2025), Love in the Villa (2022), Love, Guaranteed (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Ryan Shore
- Christopher YoungShared titles: Killing Season (2013), Ghost Rider (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Young
Producers
- Avi AradShared titles: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), Ghost Rider (2007), Spirit of Vengeance: The Making of 'Ghost Rider' (2007), Elektra (2005), Daredevil (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Avi Arad
- Stan LeeShared titles: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), Ghost Rider (2007), Elektra (2005), Daredevil (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Stan Lee
- Gary FosterShared titles: Ghost Rider (2007), Elektra (2005), Daredevil (2003), Big Bully (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Gary Foster
- Margret H. HuddlestonShared titles: Champagne Problems (2025), Love in the Villa (2022), Love, Guaranteed (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Margret H. Huddleston