John L. Spencer

What are John L. Spencer's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

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 L. Spencer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

• Netflix4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018) · director
  • Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022) · director
  • Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (2023) · director
  • Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025) · director
• BritBox1 title
  • Pointless (2009) · director
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Pointless (2009) · director · free

Subscription and free streaming for John L. Spencer'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, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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  Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

  Director
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  Ricky Gervais: Mortality(2025)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films73^rd
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  Fawlty Towers: The Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

  Director
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  Jeopardy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Show 20 episodes · Director
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  Ricky Gervais: Armageddon(2023)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Comic Relief 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

  Director
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  Alan Partridge - Stratagem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

  Director
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  Ricky Gervais: SuperNature(2022)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Dame Edna Rules The Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Director
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  Trust Morecambe & Wise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Show 4 episodes · Director
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  Ricky Gervais: Humanity(2018)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  All Round to Mrs. Brown's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

  Show 6 episodes · Director
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  Comic Relief: Red Nose Day(2017)

  Director
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  Derren Brown: Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

  Director
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  Frankie Boyle: Hurt Like You've Never Been Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

  Director
• BBC Comedy Feeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Show 1 episode · Director
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  Jane McDonald: Live at the London Palladium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Director
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  Pointless(2009)

  Show Director

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows48^th
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  Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

  Director
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  Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Director
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  Phill Jupitus Live: Quadrophobia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  Director
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  Never Rewind the Buzzcocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

  Director
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  Paul Daniels' Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Show 7 episodes · Director
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  Fist of Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Show 4 episodes · Director
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  Channel 4's Alternative Election Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Highest rated

Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018)

Midcredits 98^th

Most popular right now

Pointless (2009)

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2026, Daytime.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do John L. Spencer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87^th percentile, the median of the 4 of 5 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved2
• Crowd Pleaser3

Most loved · director

Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018)

Midcredits 98^th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does John L. Spencer work with?

People who share at least 2 of John L. Spencer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ricky Gervais shares the most, 4.