John-Michael Powell is a filmmaker from Los Angeles, CA know for writing and directing Violent Ends (2024), The Send-Off (2022) and editing Sausage Party: Foodtopia and the Netflix series Dear White People (2019).
Biography from TMDB.
- December 2, 1982 (43)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Editor, director, writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are John-Michael Powell's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
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-Michael Powell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for John-Michael Powell'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
15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Violent Ends(2025)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Send-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Shit You Knot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Young Hearts(2020)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
All That Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Of Dust and Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
It Happened In L.A.(2017)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dear White People(2017)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Hive(2014)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Bleeding Heart(2015)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
All the Wilderness(2014)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
In Organic We Trust(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Obselidia(2010)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 2010 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Violent Ends (2025)
Highest rated
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
Most popular right now
Violent Ends (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-Michael Powell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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-Michael Powell work with?
People who share at least 2 of John-Michael Powell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Willis shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Diane BellShared titles: Bleeding Heart (2015), Obselidia (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Diane Bell
Actors
- Kate BurtonShared titles: Violent Ends (2025), Bleeding Heart (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Burton
Composers and cinematographers
- Anthony WillisShared titles: Violent Ends (2025), It Happened In L.A. (2017), The Hive (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Willis
- Liam HoweShared titles: Bleeding Heart (2015), Obselidia (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Liam Howe
- Zak MulliganShared titles: Bleeding Heart (2015), Obselidia (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Zak Mulligan
Producers
- Vincent SieberShared titles: Violent Ends (2025), The Hive (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Sieber
- Andrea SperlingShared titles: Bleeding Heart (2015), All the Wilderness (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Sperling
- Audrey WilfShared titles: Bleeding Heart (2015), All the Wilderness (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Audrey Wilf
- Jonathan SchwartzShared titles: Bleeding Heart (2015), All the Wilderness (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Schwartz