Jonathan T. Baker is an American film producer, independent filmmaker, artistic coach, and adjunct professor. He is a two-time Emmy-nominated producer and a member of the Producer’s Guild of America. Baker has produced and executive-produced a range of feature films and documentaries, including Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Studios, 2020), The Banker (Apple), Crown Heights (Tribeca and Sundance Audience Award winner), Basmati Blues, and other independent projects. His company, JB Productions, Inc., develops and partners on diverse entertainment works across film, stage, and media. Before his producing career, Baker worked in film marketing and television research at Sony Pictures Entertainment and as a marketing manager at Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures, where he contributed to the release of numerous theatrical films. He also teaches in the Masters of Entertainment Industry Management program at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College and at the University of Bologna’s GIOCA graduate program.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, director, writer and actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Jonathan T. Baker's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Agent in Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime (2019)
- Shapeshifteras Agent in Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime (2019)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous2
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 Jonathan T. Baker's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan T. Baker'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
12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
The Dutchman(2025)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Knife(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Banker(2020)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Sylvie's Love(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Basmati Blues(2017)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Crown Heights(2017)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Halfway(2016)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Harper Finch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Fang vs. Fiction: The Real Underworld of Vampires and Werewolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2003 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Banker (2020)
Highest rated
The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
Most popular right now
The Banker (2020)
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2021, Outstanding Television Movie.
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 Jonathan T. Baker's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Is Jonathan T. Baker's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Jonathan T. Baker work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jonathan T. Baker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nnamdi Asomugha shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Andre GainesShared titles: The Dutchman (2025), The Knife (2024), The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Andre Gaines
Actors
- Nnamdi AsomughaShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020), The Banker (2020), Crown Heights (2017), Halfway (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Nnamdi Asomugha
- Aja Naomi KingShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Aja Naomi King
Composers and editors
- Joel ViertelShared titles: The Dutchman (2025), The Banker (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Viertel
- Dana CongdonShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Congdon
- Kyle TownsendShared titles: The Knife (2024), The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kyle Townsend
Producers
- Matt RachamkinShared titles: The Dutchman (2025), The Knife (2024), The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 4 shared titles with Matt Rachamkin
- Joshua BlumShared titles: The Dutchman (2025), Crown Heights (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Joshua Blum
- Lauren GainesShared titles: The Dutchman (2025), The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lauren Gaines
- Akbar GbajabiamilaShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Akbar Gbajabiamila
