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John Magary

John Magary

Editor and actor

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Magary grew up in Dallas, Texas.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Editor and actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 40% in 30 days

What are John Magary's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
46%
Bonds
22%
Society
15%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · 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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

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

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Bittersweet
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Magary's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Magary'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

16 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Misconceived(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Carol & Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Co-Producer · Editor

  • Medusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Between the Temples(2024)

    Editor · as Muscular Blond Guy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Big Trim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Actor

  • The Making of "Marriage Story" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor · Producer

  • Caterina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Agitated Man

  • Fit Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Love After Love(2017)

    Editor · as John

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Monkey and Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Thirst Street(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Mend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Rolling on the Floor Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Monkeywrench (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • The Second Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Between the Temples (2024)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Between the Temples (2024)

Midcredits 58th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 16: 4 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting3 of 16: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 16: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 16: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing9 of 16: 5 only editing, 4 with another role

16 titles, 6 with more than one role — editing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s8 · 3 acting · 6 crew2020s6 · 3 acting · 5 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2016, Best First Screenplay.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do John Magary's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Misconceived (2026)

66th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, editor

Between the Temples (2024)

Midcredits 58th · 48% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Magary work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Magary's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nathan Silver shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers