John Wyndham
Writer · Died March 11, 1969, aged 65 · Birmingham, England, UK
- July 10, 1903
- March 11, 1969 (aged 65)
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are John Wyndham's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- 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 Wyndham's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John Wyndham'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
20 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Midwich Cuckoos(2022)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
The Day of the Triffids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Random Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Village of the Damned(1995)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Chocky's Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Chocky's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Chocky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Day of the Triffids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
A Long Spoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Quest for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Random Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
No Place Like Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Children of the Damned(1964)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Day of the Triffids(1963)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Village of the Damned(1960)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1955 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Village of the Damned (1995)
Highest rated
Village of the Damned (1960)
Most popular right now
The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)
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 Wyndham's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 37/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Wyndham's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does John Wyndham work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Wyndham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Goodwin shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Ronald KinnochShared titles: Village of the Damned (1995), Village of the Damned (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Ronald Kinnoch
- Stirling SilliphantShared titles: Village of the Damned (1995), Village of the Damned (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Stirling Silliphant
- Wolf RillaShared titles: Village of the Damned (1995), Village of the Damned (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Wolf Rilla
Composers
- Ron GoodwinShared titles: Children of the Damned (1964), The Day of the Triffids (1963), Village of the Damned (1960)See all 3 shared titles with Ron Goodwin