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John Valley

John Valley

Actor, director, editor and writer, also composer and producer

John Valley is an American actor and director. He moved to Austin, Texas from a small rural town in Iowa with dreams of making movies.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor, director, editor and writer, also composer and producer
Titles
6 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)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 174% in 30 days

What are John Valley's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Ideas
20%
Society
16%
Survival
13%
Power
9%
Morality
9%
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
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · 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 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · 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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
2
Tense
2
Dread
1
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful2 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 Valley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for John Valley'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, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • American Dollhouse(2026)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Rats!(2024)

    as Oz Oddities Clerk

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Patsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Patsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Best Boy Grip · Editor

  • Raca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as John

  • Labor + Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Judge 1

  • Jettison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Stilwell

  • No Loss / No Gain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as ?

  • We Can Be Heroes(2020)

    as Newscaster #2

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Pizzagate Massacre(2020)

    Director · Composer · Costume Supervisor · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Philip

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Red 11(2019)

    as Reedy Tech

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • On the Run(2018)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Toni the Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Adam the Landlord

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

    as Adam

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2016 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Pizzagate Massacre (2020)

Midcredits 24th

Most popular right now

American Dollhouse (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 16: 11 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thDirecting4 of 16: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 16: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleMusic1 of 16: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 16: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 16: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

16 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · acting2020s12 · 8 acting · 5 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 Valley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer, composer, editor

The Pizzagate Massacre (2020)

78th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rats! (2024)

Midcredits 58th · 52% liked

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 Valley work with?

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

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles