Evan Jones
Writer · Died April 18, 2023, aged 95 · Hector's River, Portland, Jamaica
Evan Jones (29 December 1927 – 18 April 2023) was a Jamaican screenwriter, playwright poet and novelist. He is best known for his screenplay for Wake in Fright (1971), a Palme d'Or nominated, 2009 Cannes Classic championed by Martin Scorsese; it is one of only two films to ever be presented twice at the festival. Jones was the recipient of the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize for The Fight Against Slavery (1975), a limited series created and presented by him for the BBC. He is also the writer of Madhouse on Castle Street (1963), a television play which featured the acting debut of Bob Dylan. Over the course of his career, Jones collaborated with a number of notable figures of twentieth century cinema, including Joseph Losey, Harold Pinter, John Huston, Michael Caine, Dirk Bogarde, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Sylvester Stallone and Max von Sydow. Jones' archive is held by the Bodleian Library at his alma mater, the University of Oxford, who displayed his poetry as part of their 2024–5 exhibition Write Cut Rewrite.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 29, 1927
- April 18, 2023 (aged 95)
- Hector's River, Portland, Jamaica
- Writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Evan Jones' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
- 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 Evan Jones' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Evan Jones' 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
25 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Shadow of the Wolf(1992)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
A Show of Force(1990)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Chillers(1990)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Kangaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Champions(1984)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Killing of Angel Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Victory(1981)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Man with the Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Fight Against Slavery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Night Watch(1973)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Centre Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Away from It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun(1974)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Wake in Fright(1971)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Two Gentlemen Sharing(1969)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Funeral in Berlin(1966)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Modesty Blaise(1966)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Old Man's Fancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
King & Country(1964)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Madhouse on Castle Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Eva(1962)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles from 1962 to 1992.
Biggest box office
Victory (1981)
Highest rated
Wake in Fright (1971)
Most popular right now
Victory (1981)
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 Evan Jones' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 11 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.
Who does Evan Jones work with?
People who share at least 2 of Evan Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Losey shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Joseph LoseyShared titles: Modesty Blaise (1966), King & Country (1964), Eva (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph Losey
- Ted KotcheffShared titles: Wake in Fright (1971), Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Kotcheff
Actors
- James VilliersShared titles: Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974), King & Country (1964), Eva (1962)See all 3 shared titles with James Villiers
- Lou Diamond PhillipsShared titles: Shadow of the Wolf (1992), A Show of Force (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Lou Diamond Phillips
- Michael CaineShared titles: Victory (1981), Funeral in Berlin (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Caine
- Clive RevillShared titles: Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974), Modesty Blaise (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Clive Revill
Cinematographers and editors
- Billy WilliamsShared titles: Shadow of the Wolf (1992), Night Watch (1973), Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Billy Williams
- Reginald BeckShared titles: Modesty Blaise (1966), Eva (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Reginald Beck
Producers
- Norman PriggenShared titles: Modesty Blaise (1966), King & Country (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Norman Priggen