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Jonathan Wright

Jonathan Wright

Director and producer, also writer · Born November 23, 1970 (55) · Liverpool, England, UK

Jonathan Wright was born on 23 November 1970 in Liverpool, England, UK. He is an assistant director and director, known for Awakening the Zodiac (2017), 16 Blocks (2006) and Exit Wounds (2001).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 23, 1970 (55)
From
Liverpool, England, UK
Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 39 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Jonathan Wright's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Romance4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Romance movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Family 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
43%
Self
23%
Morality
13%
Society
13%
Ideas
6%
Survival
1%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 25 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 25 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 20 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 25 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 7 · 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 25 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
18
Hopeful
16
Romantic
13
Joyful
15
Tense
6
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Jonathan Wright's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Wright'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

39 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Christmas Jars (2019)

$558K worldwide

Highest rated

Christmas Jars (2019)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

We Met in December (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 38: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting26 of 38: 24 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing6 of 38: 4 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew7 of 38: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · crew2020s13 · 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 Jonathan Wright's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · director

Swindler Seduction (2022)

65th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Christmas Jars (2019)

Midcredits 83rd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 26 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 Jonathan Wright work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Wright's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Guglick shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Christopher Guglick11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Christopher Guglick
  • Russ Goozee10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Russ Goozee
  • Stacey Hersh8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Stacey Hersh
  • Mark Arcieri9 titles · 6 as editor    See all 9 shared titles with Mark Arcieri

Producers

Mixed roles