John Niven
- Writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are John Niven's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
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.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 0
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- 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 John Niven's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for John Niven'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
8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Over Your Dead Body(2026)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Trip(2021)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Supervized(2019)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Kill Your Friends(2015)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Cat Run(2011)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all filmsAll Day & All Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Deathrow-mance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
War Pigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles, 5 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office
Over Your Dead Body (2026)

Highest rated
The Trip (2021)

Most popular right now
Over Your Dead Body (2026)
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 Niven's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Broadly Agreed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Niven'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 John Niven work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Niven's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Ball shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Nick BallShared titles: Over Your Dead Body (2026), The Trip (2021), Cat Run (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Nick Ball
- Tommy WirkolaShared titles: Over Your Dead Body (2026), The Trip (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tommy Wirkola

Cinematographers
- Matthew WestonShared titles: Over Your Dead Body (2026), The Trip (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Weston
Producers
- Jørgen Storm RosenbergShared titles: Over Your Dead Body (2026), The Trip (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jørgen Storm Rosenberg

- Kjetil OmbergShared titles: Over Your Dead Body (2026), The Trip (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kjetil Omberg
