Jack McGowan
Cinematographer · Died May 28, 1977, aged 83
- January 12, 1894
- May 28, 1977 (aged 83)
- Cinematographer
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Jack McGowan's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
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 Jack McGowan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jack McGowan'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
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
King Frat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Mardi Gras Massacre(1978)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Mr. No Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Dead of Night(1974)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Great Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Deranged(1974)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Zaat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Born to Dance(1936)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1936 to 1983.
Biggest box office
Deranged (1974)
Highest rated
Dead of Night (1974)
Most popular right now
Deranged (1974)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Jack McGowan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 43/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 49, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Jack McGowan's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jack McGowan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jack McGowan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Clark shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Bob ClarkShared titles: Dead of Night (1974), Deranged (1974), Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Clark
Writers
- Alan OrmsbyShared titles: Dead of Night (1974), Deranged (1974), Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Ormsby
Actors
- Jeff GillenShared titles: Dead of Night (1974), Deranged (1974), Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Gillen
- Anya OrmsbyShared titles: Dead of Night (1974), Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Anya Ormsby
- Jane DalyShared titles: Dead of Night (1974), Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Daly
Composers
- Carl ZittrerShared titles: Dead of Night (1974), Deranged (1974), Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Carl Zittrer
Producers
- Peter JamesShared titles: Dead of Night (1974), Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Peter James
