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John P. Tarver

John P. Tarver

Cinematographer and producer

Works as
Cinematographer and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are John P. Tarver's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
33%
Survival
32%
Bonds
11%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Self
4%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
6
Thrilling
5
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous9

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 P. Tarver's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John P. Tarver'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

45 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Receiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Between Black and Blue(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · Associate Producer · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Toronto Hides Itself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Once Upon a Crime: The Borrelli – Davis Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

  • Clara's Deadly Secret(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Seance: The Summoning(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Metal Tornado(2011)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Camera Supervisor

  • Mothman(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Houston We Have a Problem(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Screamers: The Hunting(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit(2008)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Kaw(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • ...So Goes the Nation(2006)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Earthstorm(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Shallow Ground(2004)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • The Youngest Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • LArceny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Clover Bend(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Cover Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Night Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Dying on the Edge(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Seventeen Again(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Art of Murder(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Pornographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Additional Photography

  • Stonebrook(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The First 9 1/2 Weeks(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Serial Killing 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Trekkies(1997)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Champions(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Gator Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Erotic Confessions: Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Fox Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Sinful Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Gaffer

  • Embrace of the Vampire(1995)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Professional Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Dragon Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Erotic Confessions: Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Running Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Gaffer

  • Dangerous Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Two Brothers, a Girl and a Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Where is Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1992 to 2020.

Highest rated

Seventeen Again (2000)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

The First 9 1/2 Weeks (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing4 of 42: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography35 of 42: 30 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score9thOther crew9 of 42: 6 only other crew, 3 with another role

42 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s17 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s2 · 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 P. Tarver's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · cinematographer

...So Goes the Nation (2006)

82nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Houston We Have a Problem (2009)

Midcredits 85th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 42/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 P. Tarver work with?

People who share at least 2 of John P. Tarver's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve London shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles