
John Papsidera
John Papsidera is a casting director based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his film and television work, especially with some of the industry's most successful directors, including Christopher Nolan, Ruben Fleischer, Jason Reitman, Roland Emmerich, and James Gunn. Backstage described him as Nolan's "go-to casting director." He has received sixteen Artios Awards nominations and has won four times. He has also been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards and has won twice. Before becoming a casting director, he was an actor. His casting credits in film include The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Memento, Enchanted, Final Destination, Zombieland, Venom, Jurassic World and The Suicide Squad. Papsidera is also the casting director for the 2025 DC Studios film Superman. On television, his credits include Westworld, The Expanse (seasons 1 and 2), Peacemaker, Wednesday, Yellowstone, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Papsidera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer
- 196 on MovieCove · 206 credits in all
What are John Papsidera's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- 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 Papsidera's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 162 of their 196 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (52).
- Memento (2000) · casting · free
- A Dog's Journey (2019) · casting · free
- Manhunt (2017) · casting · free
- Source Code (2011) · casting · free
- Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) · casting · free
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · casting · free
- A Dog's Purpose (2017) · casting · free
- Stuck in Love. (2012) · producer · free
- Boiler Room (2000) · casting · free
- Den of Thieves (2018) · casting · free
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) · casting · free
- Truth (2015) · casting · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Interstellar (2014) · casting
- Memento (2000) · casting
- Fallout (2024) · casting
- Manhunt (2017) · casting
- Dexter: Original Sin (2024) · casting · free
- Honey Boy (2019) · casting
- Girl You Know It's True (2023) · casting
- Stuck in Love. (2012) · producer
- Superman (2025) · casting
- The Peripheral (2022) · casting
- Life Itself (2018) · casting
- I Want You Back (2022) · casting
- All their movies on Prime Video
- Memento (2000) · casting · free
- Source Code (2011) · casting · free
- Stuck in Love. (2012) · producer · free
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) · casting associate · free
- In a World... (2013) · casting · free
- Secret Window (2004) · casting · free
- 2 Days in the Valley (1996) · casting · free
- Men, Women & Children (2014) · casting · free
- Colombiana (2011) · casting · free
- Chicago Cab (1997) · casting · free
- Idle Hands (1999) · casting · free
- First Snow (2006) · casting · free
- +11 more
- Interstellar (2014) · casting
- The Offer (2022) · casting
- 1883 (2021) · casting
- Dunkirk (2017) · casting
- MobLand (2025) · casting · original casting
- Ray Donovan (2013) · casting
- 1923 (2022) · casting
- Landman (2024) · casting
- Dexter: Original Sin (2024) · casting
- Lioness (2023) · casting
- The Madison (2026) · casting
- George & Tammy (2022) · casting
- +8 more
- The Prestige (2006) · casting
- Memento (2000) · casting
- Nuremberg (2025) · casting
- The Grey (2011) · casting
- Lost in Space (2018) · casting
- Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023) · casting
- The Fate of the Furious (2017) · casting
- White House Down (2013) · casting
- Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025) · casting
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) · casting
- Candy Jar (2018) · producer
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) · casting
- +7 more
- The Dark Knight (2008) · casting
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · casting
- Batman Begins (2005) · casting
- Carnivàle (2003) · casting
- Zombieland (2009) · casting
- Peacemaker (2022) · casting
- The Suicide Squad (2021) · casting
- Superman (2025) · casting
- Final Destination (2000) · casting
- Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) · casting · casting director
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) · casting
- The Flight Attendant (2020) · casting · original casting
- +6 more
- Memento (2000) · casting · free
- Stuck in Love. (2012) · producer · free
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) · casting · free
- Draft Day (2014) · casting · free
- Transcendence (2014) · casting · free
- The World Made Straight (2015) · casting · free
- Population 436 (2006) · casting · free
- The Numbers Station (2013) · casting · free
- Discarnate (2018) · casting · free
- The Crow: Salvation (2000) · casting · free
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) · casting · free
- A Score to Settle (2019) · casting · free
- +1 more
- The Prestige (2006) · casting
- Enchanted (2007) · casting
- Venom (2018) · casting
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) · casting
- Taken 2 (2012) · casting
- Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) · casting
- The Darkest Minds (2018) · casting
- Taken 3 (2014) · casting
- Club Dread (2004) · casting
- 12 Rounds (2009) · casting
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) · casting
- Dragonball: Evolution (2009) · casting
- Memento (2000) · casting
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) · casting
- Saturday Night (2024) · casting
- Burlesque (2010) · casting
- To Catch a Killer (2023) · casting
- English Teacher (2024) · original casting
- Twisters (2024) · casting
- Uncharted (2022) · casting
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) · casting
- Bloodshot (2020) · casting
- Howdy16 titles
- MovieSphere+, show their 10 titles on MovieSphere+
- Lionsgate+, show their 7 titles on Lionsgate+
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 5 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- Cinemax, show their 3 titles on Cinemax
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Sundance Now, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
- ViX, show their title on ViX
Subscription and free streaming for John Papsidera'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
206 credits, 196 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Man of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
F.A.S.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

The Odyssey(2026)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Madison(2026)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Scarpetta(2026)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Marshals(2026)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Mercy(2026)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Nuremberg(2025)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Dead of Winter(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Happy Gilmore 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Superman(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Heads of State(2025)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
MobLand(2025)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Back in Action(2025)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Den of Thieves: Pantera(2025)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Dexter: Original Sin(2024)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Landman(2024)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Cellar Door(2024)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Saturday Night(2024)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
English Teacher(2024)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Twisters(2024)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Fallout(2024)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Lola(2024)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Role Play(2024)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Girl You Know It's True(2023)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Lawmen: Bass Reeves(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Sick Girl(2023)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Lessons in Chemistry(2023)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
American Outlaws(2023)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Lioness(2023)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Oppenheimer(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
To Catch a Killer(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
1923(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
George & Tammy(2022)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Last Manhunt(2022)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Peripheral(2022)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
American Gigolo(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Angelyne(2022)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
The Offer(2022)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
I Want You Back(2022)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Uncharted(2022)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Moonfall(2022)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Peacemaker(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
1883(2021)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Colony(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Reminiscence(2021)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Suicide Squad(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Army of the Dead(2021)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Debris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

The Flight Attendant(2020)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Tenet(2020)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Words on Bathroom Walls(2020)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Project Power(2020)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Bloodshot(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Seberg(2019)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Honey Boy(2019)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Zombieland: Double Tap(2019)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Braking for Whales(2019)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Jacob's Ladder(2019)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
A Score to Settle(2019)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
A Dog's Journey(2019)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Discarnate(2018)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Front Runner(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Venom(2018)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Life Itself(2018)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Darkest Minds(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
How It Ends(2018)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Domestics(2018)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Yellowstone(2018)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Candy Jar(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Lost in Space(2018)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
12 Strong(2018)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Den of Thieves(2018)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Father Figures(2017)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Manhunt(2017)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Dunkirk(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Baywatch(2017)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Fate of the Furious(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Power Rangers(2017)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
A Dog's Purpose(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Monster Trucks(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Great Wall(2016)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Westworld(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
War Dogs(2016)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Ben-Hur(2016)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Nerve(2016)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Gods of Egypt(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Mojave(2015)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Point Break(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Last Witch Hunter(2015)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Truth(2015)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Jurassic World(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Boychoir(2014)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken(2015)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Mortdecai(2015)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The World Made Straight(2015)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Guns for Hire(2015)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Taken 3(2014)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Interstellar(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Men, Women & Children(2014)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Haunt(2013)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Murder of a Cat(2014)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Transcendence(2014)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Draft Day(2014)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
A Case of You(2013)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Ender's Game(2013)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
In a World...(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Ray Donovan(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
White House Down(2013)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Stuck in Love.(2012)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Numbers Station(2013)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Gangster Squad(2013)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Details(2011)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Taken 2(2012)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Premium Rush(2012)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Dark Knight Rises(2012)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Raven(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Grey(2011)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Colombiana(2011)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Source Code(2011)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Burlesque(2010)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Life as We Know It(2010)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Inception(2010)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Splice(2009)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Unthinkable(2010)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Crazies(2010)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Waiting for Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Zombieland(2009)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Drag Me to Hell(2009)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
12 Rounds(2009)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Dragonball: Evolution(2009)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Informers(2008)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Ghost Town(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Dark Knight(2008)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Love Lies Bleeding(2008)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Enchanted(2007)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Reaper(2007)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The Girl in the Park(2007)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Bobby Z(2007)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Primeval(2007)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Black Christmas(2006)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Prestige(2006)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Safe Side: Internet Safety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Zoom(2006)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
My Super Ex-Girlfriend(2006)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Population 436(2006)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
First Snow(2006)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Woods(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Final Destination 3(2006)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Batman Begins(2005)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Longest Yard(2005)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Lackawanna Blues(2005)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Safe Side: Stranger Safety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Catwoman(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Secret Window(2004)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Club Dread(2004)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Scary Movie 3(2003)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Carnivàle(2003)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
My Boss's Daughter(2003)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Octane(2003)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Agent Cody Banks(2003)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Willard(2003)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Final Destination 2(2003)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Live from Baghdad(2002)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Living with the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Sorority Boys(2002)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Slackers(2002)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Impostor(2001)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The One(2001)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Bubble Boy(2001)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Memento(2000)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Final Destination(2000)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Boiler Room(2000)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Crow: Salvation(2000)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Tail Lights Fade(1999)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Drop Dead Gorgeous(1999)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Idle Hands(1999)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Clubland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

A Slipping-Down Life(1999)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Another Day in Paradise(1998)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Urban Legend(1998)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Chicago Cab(1997)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Bongwater(1998)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Anaconda(1997)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
2 Days in the Valley(1996)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Net(1995)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Clear and Present Danger(1994)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Foot Shooting Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all showsOne Attempt Remaining (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 205 titles, 202 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office
Stuck in Love. (2012)

Highest rated
Stuck in Love. (2012)

Most popular right now
Role Play (2024)
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 Papsidera's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 168; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up54
- 50th to 74th46
- 25th to 49th52
- Below 25th44
Shape of the crowd
75 of their 196 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved28
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser75
- Broadly Agreed31
- Mixed58
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 John Papsidera's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 John Papsidera work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Papsidera's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean McEwen shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Sean McEwenShared titles: American Outlaws (2023), Sick Girl (2023), Braking for Whales (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Sean McEwen

Actors
- Wendi McLendon-CoveyShared titles: Sick Girl (2023), Braking for Whales (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Wendi McLendon-Covey

Cinematographers
- Justin HenningShared titles: American Outlaws (2023), Braking for Whales (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Henning

Producers
- Cassidy LunnenShared titles: American Outlaws (2023), Sick Girl (2023), Braking for Whales (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Cassidy Lunnen

- Jessica WildeShared titles: American Outlaws (2023), Sick Girl (2023), Braking for Whales (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Jessica Wilde
- Takashi ChengShared titles: American Outlaws (2023), Sick Girl (2023), Braking for Whales (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Takashi Cheng

- Bowie SimsShared titles: American Outlaws (2023), Braking for Whales (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Bowie Sims





