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John Cameron

John Cameron

Producer, actor and director · Born August 31, 1985 (41) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 2 other major award bodies

John Cameron was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Pitt (2025), Dune: Prophecy (2024) and Severance (2022). He has been married to Hallie Singleton since 17 April 1998. They have two children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 31, 1985 (41)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Producer, actor and director
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are John Cameron's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
17%
Morality
16%
Power
14%
Survival
13%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 2 · Earnest 8

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Absurd
8
Warm
8
Melancholic
6
Dread
2
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous3

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 Cameron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Cameron'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

42 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Pitt(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • High Desert(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Severance(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lucy in the Sky(2019)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Legion(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Lakeview Terrace(2008)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lars and the Real Girl(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 76 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Friday Night Lights(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man 2(2004)

    as Man Buying 'Spider-Man No More' Newspaper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Ladykillers(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Bad Santa(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Intolerable Cruelty(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Rushmore(1998)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Big Lebowski(1998)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Men in Black(1997)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fargo(1996)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Tie That Binds(1995)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Quick and the Dead(1995)

    First Assistant Director · as Bordello Swell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)

    First Assistant Director · as Hudsucker Brainstormer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dazed and Confused(1993)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence(1992)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Army of Darkness(1992)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rubin & Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    First Assistant Director

  • Lunatics: A Love Story(1991)

    First Assistant Director · Unit Production Manager · as Edgar Allen Poe

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Darkman(1990)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Moontrap(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Rosary Murders(1987)

    Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Crimewave(1985)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Evil Dead(1981)

    as Fake Shemp

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Torro. Torro. Torro! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Blind Waiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Man Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 1980 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

$121M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pitt (2025)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 39: 5 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thDirecting6 of 39: 4 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing18 of 39: 10 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew18 of 39: 9 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

39 titles, 11 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · 3 acting · 2 crew1990s15 · 4 acting · 14 crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2010s3 · crew2020s4 · crew

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

a Primetime Emmy and 2 other major awards from 10 major nominations, 2011–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  3. 2018
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  6. 2015
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  7. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Miniseries
  8. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series

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 Cameron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 37 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

High Desert (2023)

56th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Cameron's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles13–83 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles24–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles25–90 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles25–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles7–69 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Cameron work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Cameron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ethan Coen shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers