John Swab is a film director, screenwriter, and producer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is known for King Ivory (2024), Candy Land (2022) and Body Brokers (2021).
Biography from TMDB.
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are John Swab's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 8
Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 7
Steady 1 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- 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 Swab's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
Subscription and free streaming for John Swab'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
King Ivory(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Long Gone Heroes(2024)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
One Day as a Lion(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Little Dixie(2023)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Candy Land(2022)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Unplugging(2022)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Ida Red(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Body Brokers(2021)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Run with the Hunted(2019)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Let Me Make You a Martyr(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all filmsJudas' Chariot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Copperhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Fast and Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2014 to 2025.
Biggest box office
King Ivory (2024)
Highest rated
Run with the Hunted (2019)
Most popular right now
Body Brokers (2021)
Film career
- 2016Screen debut· Let Me Make You a Martyr
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
1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2024.
- Venice award, won · Ambassador of Hope
- Venice award, nominated
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 John Swab's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 10 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 John Swab's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does John Swab work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Swab's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeremy M. Rosen shares the most, 8.
Actors
- George CarrollShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Long Gone Heroes (2024), One Day as a Lion (2023), Ida Red (2021), Run with the Hunted (2019), Let Me Make You a Martyr (2016)See all 6 shared titles with George Carroll
- Frank GrilloShared titles: Long Gone Heroes (2024), Little Dixie (2023), One Day as a Lion (2023), Body Brokers (2021), Ida Red (2021)See all 5 shared titles with Frank Grillo
- Melissa LeoShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Long Gone Heroes (2024), Body Brokers (2021), Ida Red (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Melissa Leo
- Sam QuartinShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Candy Land (2022), Body Brokers (2021), Let Me Make You a Martyr (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Sam Quartin
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Andrew AaronsonShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Long Gone Heroes (2024), Little Dixie (2023), One Day as a Lion (2023), Candy Land (2022)See all 5 shared titles with Andrew Aaronson
- David SardyShared titles: Long Gone Heroes (2024), Little Dixie (2023), One Day as a Lion (2023), Candy Land (2022), Ida Red (2021)See all 5 shared titles with David Sardy
- Will StoneShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Little Dixie (2023), One Day as a Lion (2023), Candy Land (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Will Stone
- John David AllenShared titles: Candy Land (2022), Body Brokers (2021), Ida Red (2021)See all 3 shared titles with John David Allen
Producers
- Jeremy M. RosenShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Little Dixie (2023), One Day as a Lion (2023), Candy Land (2022), Unplugging (2022), Body Brokers (2021), Ida Red (2021), Run with the Hunted (2019)See all 8 shared titles with Jeremy M. Rosen
- Ali JazayeriShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Little Dixie (2023), One Day as a Lion (2023), Unplugging (2022), Body Brokers (2021), Ida Red (2021), Run with the Hunted (2019)See all 7 shared titles with Ali Jazayeri
- Viviana ZarragoitiaShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Little Dixie (2023), One Day as a Lion (2023), Unplugging (2022), Body Brokers (2021), Ida Red (2021), Run with the Hunted (2019)See all 7 shared titles with Viviana Zarragoitia
- Nicole FloresShared titles: King Ivory (2024), Little Dixie (2023), Candy Land (2022), Unplugging (2022), Ida Red (2021)See all 5 shared titles with Nicole Flores
Mixed roles
- Gore AbramsShared titles: Run with the Hunted (2019), Let Me Make You a Martyr (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Gore Abrams
