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John Shirley

Editor · Born January 1, 1922 (104) · London, England, UK

Born
January 1, 1922 (104)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Editor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are John Shirley's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
32%
Morality
25%
Self
15%
Power
13%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
8
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Other
35

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic5
  • 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 John Shirley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Shirley'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

47 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • To Be the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Jekyll and Hyde(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Out of Time(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Voice of the Heart(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • King Solomon's Mines(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Nate and Hayes(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Editor

  • Kipperbang(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lion of the Desert(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Never Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Editor

  • The Squeeze(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Man with the Golden Gun(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Internecine Project(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Live and Let Die(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Little Bunch(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gawain and the Green Knight(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • When Eight Bells Toll(1971)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Zeppelin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • The Red Tent(1969)

    Additional Editing · Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Faustus(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Arrivederci, Baby!(1966)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Promise Her Anything(1966)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The 7th Dawn(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • I Could Go on Singing(1963)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Twice Round the Daffodils(1962)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Cruising(1962)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Raising the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Editor

  • Carry on Regardless(1961)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • No Kidding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

  • Carry On Constable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Editor

  • Please Turn Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Editor

  • Carry on Teacher(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Carry on Nurse(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Carve Her Name with Pride(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Beasts of Marseilles(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Reach for the Sky(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • One Good Turn(1955)

    Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Spear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Editor

  • The Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • Hot Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • Blackmailed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Editor

  • Back-Room Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editorial Services

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1942 to 1992.

Biggest box office

Live and Let Die (1973)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Lion of the Desert (1980)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Live and Let Die (1973)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing41 of 44: 41 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew3 of 44: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s12 · crew1960s12 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s2 · crew

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 Shirley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

Out of Time (1989)

68th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Lion of the Desert (1980)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Shirley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles31–62 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles9–53 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles0–34 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles28–35 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles35–62 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Shirley work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Shirley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gerald Thomas shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles