John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 29, 1936
- August 25, 2018 (aged 81)
- Canal Zone, Panama
- Actor and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
What are John McCain's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 6
Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet7
- 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 McCain's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John McCain'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
5 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 80 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Revealing Ukraine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Parks and Recreation(2009)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Wedding Crashers(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Faith of My Fathers(2005)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
This Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1954 to 2019.
How do John McCain's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 2; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 3 titles is Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 McCain work with?
People who share at least 2 of John McCain's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George W. Bush shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Eugene JareckiShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Eugene Jarecki
Actors
- George W. BushShared titles: Two Men at War (2022), The River and the Wall (2019), John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018), Why We Fight (2005)See all 4 shared titles with George W. Bush
- Barack ObamaShared titles: The River and the Wall (2019), John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018), Mitt (2014), Right America: Feeling Wronged - Some Voices from the Campaign Trail (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Barack Obama
- Bill ClintonShared titles: The River and the Wall (2019), John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018), The House I Live In (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Bill Clinton
- Hillary ClintonShared titles: The River and the Wall (2019), John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018), The House I Live In (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Hillary Clinton
Composers and editors
- Sari GilmanShared titles: Saving Capitalism (2017), Right America: Feeling Wronged - Some Voices from the Campaign Trail (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Sari Gilman
- Robert MillerShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Miller
Producers
- Alessandra MeyerShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Alessandra Meyer
- Hans Robert EisenhauerShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Hans Robert Eisenhauer
- Nick FraserShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Fraser
- Roy AckermanShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Roy Ackerman
