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John Lafferty

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Titles
13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are John Lafferty's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
45%
Survival
18%
Bonds
14%
Society
9%
Self
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeForgiveness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
4
Dread
4
Bittersweet
3
Thrilling
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 John Lafferty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Lafferty'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

21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Man Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

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  • Gallows Road(2015)

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    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Money Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

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  • Dark Country(2009)

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    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Attack of the Gryphon(2007)

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    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Pink Patter with Art Leonardi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

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  • DC 9/11: Time of Crisis(2003)

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    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Megiddo: The Omega Code 2(2001)

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    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Britannic(2000)

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    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Farewell, My Love(2000)

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    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Asunder(1999)

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    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Is Waiting(1996)

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    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

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  • Cover Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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  • The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr.(1995)

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    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Sensation(1994)

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    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Deep Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

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  • Love, Cheat & Steal(1993)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Blue Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

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  • Uncle Buck(1989)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Party Games for Adults Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Production Design

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1984 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)

$6M worldwide

Highest rated

Britannic (2000)

Midcredits 27th

Most popular right now

Dark Country (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing12 of 15: 12 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thOther crew3 of 15: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s3 · 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 John Lafferty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)

98th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1995)

Midcredits 83rd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 John Lafferty work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Lafferty's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Trenchard-Smith shares the most, 3.

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