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John Sacret Young

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are John Sacret Young's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Bonds
26%
Survival
12%
Ideas
9%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Self
6%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · 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 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • 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 John Sacret Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Sacret Young'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

30 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Quarterlife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Director · Executive Producer · Teleplay

  • The Pentagon Papers(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Level 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • Muhammad Ali: King of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Teleplay

  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 35 episodes · Director · Consulting Producer · Story · Supervising Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Thanks of a Grateful Nation(1998)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show Creator

  • VR.5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Keys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Rio Shannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Under Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 14 episodes · Producer

  • A Promise to Keep(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Romero(1989)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Police Story: Monster Manor(1988)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Writer

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 64 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • China Beach: Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Testament(1983)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Fire on the Mountain(1981)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Rumor of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay

  • Champions: A Love Story(1979)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Special Olympics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • The Fitzpatricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • The Possessed(1977)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Chandler(1971)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1971 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Testament (1983)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

Romero (1989)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Testament (1983)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 29: 1 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting24 of 29: 10 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing13 of 29: 3 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew3 of 29: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

29 titles, 14 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s6 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s1 · 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 Sacret Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer, producer

Police Story: Monster Manor (1988)

79th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

The West Wing (1999)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 8 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.

Who does John Sacret Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Sacret Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rod Holcomb shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers