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John Totleben

Writer · Born February 16, 1958 (68) · Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

John Totleben was born on 16 February 1958 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. John is a writer, known for Justice League Action (2016), Constantine 2 and Constantine: City of Demons (2018).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 16, 1958 (68)
From
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove

What are John Totleben's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
1
Cathartic
1
Other
2

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 Totleben's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on HBO Max (2).

Subscription and free streaming for John Totleben'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

7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2017 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing6 of 7: 6 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew1 of 7: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s3 · 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 Totleben's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

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Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 3 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 Totleben's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 93 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does John Totleben work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Totleben's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Delano shares the most, 4.

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