John McPartland
What are John McPartland's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 McPartland's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John McPartland's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
6 credits, 6 with a Motif page.
Johnny Cool(1963)
Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
The Lost Missile(1958)
Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films
No Down Payment(1957)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films
Street of Sinners(1957)
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
No Time to Be Young(1957)
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Wild Party(1956)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1956 to 1963.
How do John McPartland's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 McPartland work with?
People who share at least 2 of John McPartland's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philip Yordan shares the most, 3.
Directors
- William BerkeShared titles: The Lost Missile (1958), Street of Sinners (1957)See all 2 shared titles with William Berke
Writers
- Philip YordanShared titles: No Down Payment (1957), Street of Sinners (1957), The Wild Party (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Philip Yordan
Actors
- Marilee EarleShared titles: The Lost Missile (1958), Street of Sinners (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Marilee Earle
- Nehemiah PersoffShared titles: Street of Sinners (1957), The Wild Party (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Nehemiah Persoff
Cinematographers and editors
- Sam LeavittShared titles: Johnny Cool (1963), The Wild Party (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Leavitt
- Everett SutherlandShared titles: The Lost Missile (1958), Street of Sinners (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Everett Sutherland