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Jessica Janos

Jessica Janos

Director and producer · Born December 4, 1976 (49)

Jessica Janos is a multi-award winning director, writer and producer. Janos began as a painter, where she was accepted into CalArts School of Fine Arts at the age of 16. She later went on to earn her BA in Film from the University of New South Wales in Sydney and her MFA in Directing at the AFI Conservatory.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 4, 1976 (49)
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Jessica Janos' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
39%
Morality
27%
Self
20%
Bonds
15%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Absurd
3
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jessica Janos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jessica Janos' 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

11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mile 666(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Emotional Labor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Deadly Cheers(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Designed for Death(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Stolen in Plain Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • Hellarious(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Suburban Swingers Club(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Lunch Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Seduced(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Prettyface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Beyond Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2006 to 2025.

Highest rated

Hellarious (2019)

Midcredits 23rd

Most popular right now

Mile 666 (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting7 of 11: 4 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score13thWriting3 of 11: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 11: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

11 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 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 Jessica Janos' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Deadly Cheers (2022)

80th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hellarious (2019)

Midcredits 23rd · 31% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 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 Jessica Janos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jessica Janos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph M. Setele shares the most, 3.

Composers and cinematographers

Producers