John Barbisan

Producer, director and writer

Works as: Producer, director and writer
Titles: 16 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are John Barbisan's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Society

41%

Self

34%

Ideas

8%

Survival

7%

Power

4%

Bonds

3%

Morality

2%

Legacy8 Identity6 Fame6 Ambition5 Art4 Community2 Self-worth2 Freedom2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

8

Warm

8

Hopeful

7

Melancholic

6

Thrilling

2

Other

6

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 Rousing5 Thought-provoking5 Hopeful5 Wistful4

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet7
Tragic1
Ambiguous3
Other1

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 Barbisan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+

Subscription and free streaming for John Barbisan'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

17 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

I Am Joe Frazier(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
I Am Raquel Welch(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Women Who Rock(2022)
Show 4 episodes · Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Anne Murray: Full Circle(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
I Am Jackie O(2020)
Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
I Am Burt Reynolds(2020)
Producer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
I Am Patrick Swayze(2019)
Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
I Am Richard Pryor(2019)
Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Punk(2019)
Show Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
I Am MLK Jr.(2018)
Director · Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
I Am Paul Walker(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
I Am Heath Ledger(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
I Am Sam Kinison(2017)
Producer · Writer
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Bitten(2014)
Show 33 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
I Am Bruce Lee(2012)
Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

$479K worldwide

Highest rated

I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)

Midcredits 95^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing1 of 9Writing1 of 9Producing8 of 9 · 82^nd

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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 Barbisan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

89^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

46^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

75^th and up13
50^th to 74^th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved5
Crowd Pleaser10
Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Women Who Rock (2022)

62^nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)

Midcredits 95^th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does John Barbisan work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Barbisan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Derik Murray shares the most, 15.

Directors

Adrian Buitenhuis6 titles See all 6 shared titles with Adrian Buitenhuis
Jesse James Miller7 titles · 2 as director See all 7 shared titles with Jesse James Miller
Pete McCormack2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Pete McCormack

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Shaun Lawless13 titles See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Shaun Lawless
Tony Kent5 titles See all 5 shared titles with Tony Kent
Josh Pratt3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Josh Pratt
Taylor Swindells3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Taylor Swindells

Producers

Derik Murray15 titles See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Derik Murray
Bianca Cervantes14 titles See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Bianca Cervantes
Gemma Strongman14 titles See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Gemma Strongman
Kent Wingerak14 titles See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Kent Wingerak