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John Sirabella

John Sirabella

Producer and director, also writer

Works as
Producer and director, also writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

What are John Sirabella's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Survival
30%
Morality
21%
Bonds
14%
Self
13%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge10 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 2 · Earnest 16

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 15

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 17

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 8

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

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Absurd
16
Thrilling
11
Dread
9
Melancholic
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous10

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 Sirabella's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Sirabella'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, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Voodoo Virus(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shinobi Girl: The Movie(2015)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shinobi Girl(2012)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • World War Blue(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Death Kappa(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Late Fee(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Gore Police(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Machine Girl(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Lake(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Kite Liberator(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • One Missed Call 3: Final(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bible Black: Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Phantom: The Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Art of the Devil(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Genshiken(2004)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Flesh for the Beast(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • One Missed Call(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sky High(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Scarlet Diva(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Puppet Princess(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Samurai: Hunt for the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kunoichi: Lady Ninja(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Demon Fighter Kocho(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jungle Emperor Leo(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Legend Of The Blue Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Fake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Gonin 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Alien from the Darkness(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Fudoh: The New Generation(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Golden Boy(1995)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Magic Knight Rayearth(1994)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Zeiram 2(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Iron Virgin Jun(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dark Cat(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Megalon(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Destroy All Monsters(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ogenki Clinic Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 1996 to 2021.

Biggest box office

One Missed Call (2003)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Golden Boy (1995)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Magic Knight Rayearth (1994)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 13: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing12 of 13: 11 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score21st

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · 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 Sirabella's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 27; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · director, writer

Voodoo Virus (2021)

94th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Golden Boy (1995)

Midcredits 91st · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 22 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.

Is John Sirabella's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles43–98 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles29–75 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles25–67 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles29–44 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles20–85 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Sirabella work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Sirabella's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carl Morano shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers