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Jack Smight

Director, also producer · Died September 1, 2003, aged 78 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Smight (March 9, 1925 - September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to school with future actor Peter Graves. His film credits include The Traveling Executioner, Rabbit, Run, Loving Couples, Midway, Harper, Airport 1975, Damnation Alley and the Emmy Award-winning Eddie, as well as many episodes of television series such as The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He also directed the 1960 Broadway play The 49th Cousin and composed the music for the film adaption of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Smight died from cancer in Los Angeles, California. He was 78. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Smight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 9, 1925
Died
September 1, 2003 (aged 78)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 58 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 31% in 30 days

What are Jack Smight's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
40%
Bonds
17%
Survival
15%
Self
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

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 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
7
Joyful
3
Romantic
5
Hopeful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Smight's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Smight'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

58 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Airports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Intimate Power(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Number One with a Bullet(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dalton's Code of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Remembrance of Love(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Loving Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Fast Break(1979)

    Director · as Dibber

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Damnation Alley(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Midway(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Airport 1975(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein: The True Story(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Independence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Legend in Granite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Frankenstein: The True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Linda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Double Indemnity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Partners in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Madigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Longest Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Screaming Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Rabbit, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • The Traveling Executioner(1970)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Illustrated Man(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Strategy of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Tattooed Steiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • No Way to Treat a Lady(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Secret War of Harry Frigg(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kaleidoscope(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Harper(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Third Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Producer

  • I'd Rather Be Rich(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • East Side/West Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Paragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Sound of Miles Davis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Sound of Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Alcoa Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Goodyear Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Enchanted Nutcracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1948 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Number One with a Bullet (1987)

$411K worldwide

Highest rated

Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Midway (1976)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 58: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting57 of 58: 54 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing2 of 58: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

58 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1940s2 · crew1950s9 · crew1960s18 · 1 acting · 17 crew1970s21 · 1 acting · 21 crew1980s5 · crew2000s1 · crew2020s1 · 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 Jack Smight's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Intimate Power (1989)

77th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Twilight Zone (1959)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Smight's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles2–32 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian 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 Jack Smight work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Smight's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank J. Urioste shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers