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Mark Jackson

Director and writer, also editor and producer

Sundance award nominee · Independent Spirit Award winner

Works as
Director and writer, also editor and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Mark Jackson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
38%
Self
28%
Survival
19%
Bonds
15%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1

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 Mark Jackson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Jackson'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

5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dangerous Waters(2023)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • This Teacher(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • War Story(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Without (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2005 to 2023.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 5: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 5: 1 only writing, 3 with another role

5 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2012–2014.

WinNomination
  1. 2014
    • Sundance award, nominated · Best of Next!
  2. 2012
    • Independent Spirit Award, won

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 Mark Jackson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

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 Mark Jackson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hafsia Herzi shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles