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Johnny McPhail

Johnny McPhail

Actor

Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Johnny McPhail's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th 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
Survival
48%
Bonds
24%
Society
15%
Morality
10%
Power
4%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Johnny McPhail's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Johnny McPhail'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

25 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Texas Red(2021)

    as Adams County Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as The Traveler

  • The Rougarou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Pop

  • The Highwaymen(2019)

    as Old Farmer (Grapevine)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Happy Birthday, Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kenny

  • Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies(2017)

    as Ben Johnson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Forced Move(2016)

    as Randall Weston

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Strange Weather(2016)

    as Wes Sanford

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Free State of Jones(2016)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Duel(2016)

    as Outlaw 1 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Atchafalaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Old Man

  • American Ultra(2015)

    as Gas Station Attendant

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Starve(2014)

    as Stu

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Matterson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Killer Kudzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Oxford Mayor

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Doumain

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Last Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Earl

  • S for Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Detective

  • The Show Must Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sebastian Drake

  • The Hanging of Big Todd Wade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Local Magistrate

  • Where I Begin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ace

  • Ballast(2008)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Chasing the White Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Big Bad Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mop Guy

  • Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dad

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 2001 to 2021; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Ballast (2008)

$82K worldwide

Highest rated

Ballast (2008)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Strange Weather (2016)

Film career

20012021

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Johnny McPhail's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Texas Red (2021)

97th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ballast (2008)

Midcredits 80th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 34. 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 Johnny McPhail work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johnny McPhail's MovieCove titles; Susan McPhail shares the most, 2.