European Film Award recipient John Gürtler is a London born, Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist and composer of film music. Seeking an individual tailor made approach to each new project, his works span a multitude of styles and performances by the international Berlin music scene, often in collaboration with pianist and studio partner Jan Miserre. Recent projects include The Outrun ( starring Soarsie Ronan and directed by Nora Fingscheidt) No One's With the Calves (directed by Sabrina Sarabi) , for which he received the German Film Award for Best Sound, A Mouthful of Air (starring Amanda Seyfried and directed by Amy Koppelmann) , the Netflix series Dig Deeper by Nicolas Steiner, A Pure Place by director Nikias Chryssos, for which he received the German Film Critics Award for Best Score, Space Dogs by Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, as well as System Crasher by long time collaborator Nora Fingscheidt, for which he won a Camille Award and "European Original Score 2019", presented by the European Film Academy. As a performer and producer of electro acoustic music collaborations include artists such as Phillip Sollmann (aka Efdemin), Field Kit and Ed Davenport. As a lecturer at film schools John specializes in encouraging original sound and score concepts, as well as coaching communication between directors and composers.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 1, 1981 (45)
- London, England, UK
- Composer, also producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are John Gürtler's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 14
Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 7
Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous7
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 Gürtler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John Gürtler'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
31 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Funeral Casino Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
White Snail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Rave On(2025)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Krank: Berlin(2025)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
No Hit Wonder(2025)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Outrun(2024)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Empty Nets(2023)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Hamlet Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
For Jojo(2022)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
No One's with the Calves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
A Mouthful of Air(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Behind the Headlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
A Pure Place(2021)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Kids Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Veins of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
System Crasher(2019)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Space Dogs(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Somebody and Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
House Without Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Pre-Crime(2017)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Wintergast(2015)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Culpable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Above and Below(2015)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Backpack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Meanwhile in Mamelodi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Battle of the Queens(2011)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Make-Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles from 2010 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Outrun (2024)
Highest rated
System Crasher (2019)
Most popular right now
Krank: Berlin (2025)
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 Gürtler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of the 13 of 14 with a score; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the sound and music 71/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Gürtler's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does John Gürtler work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Gürtler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jan Miserre shares the most, 14.
Directors
- Nicolas SteinerShared titles: Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier (2021), Above and Below (2015), Battle of the Queens (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Nicolas Steiner
- Nikias ChryssosShared titles: Rave On (2025), A Pure Place (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Nikias Chryssos
- Nora FingscheidtShared titles: The Outrun (2024), System Crasher (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Nora Fingscheidt
Writers
- Viktor JakovleskiShared titles: Krank: Berlin (2025), Rave On (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Viktor Jakovleski
Actors
- Andy HerzogShared titles: Wintergast (2015), Battle of the Queens (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Herzog
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jan MiserreShared titles: Krank: Berlin (2025), No Hit Wonder (2025), The Outrun (2024), Empty Nets (2023), For Jojo (2022), A Mouthful of Air (2021), A Pure Place (2021), Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier (2021), Space Dogs (2019), Pre-Crime (2017), Above and Below (2015), Fußball - Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer (2015) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Jan Miserre
- Stephan BechingerShared titles: The Outrun (2024), A Pure Place (2021), Space Dogs (2019), System Crasher (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Stephan Bechinger
- Yunus Roy ImerShared titles: The Outrun (2024), Space Dogs (2019), System Crasher (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Yunus Roy Imer
- Markus NestroyShared titles: Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier (2021), Above and Below (2015), Battle of the Queens (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Markus Nestroy
Producers
- Alexis WittgensteinShared titles: Krank: Berlin (2025), A Pure Place (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Alexis Wittgenstein
- Jakob WeydemannShared titles: The Outrun (2024), System Crasher (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jakob Weydemann
- Jonas WeydemannShared titles: The Outrun (2024), System Crasher (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jonas Weydemann
- Milena KlemkeShared titles: The Outrun (2024), System Crasher (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Milena Klemke