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John S. Lyons

Producer

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 40 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 26Up 27% in 30 days

What are John S. Lyons' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th 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
Bonds
30%
Morality
22%
Self
19%
Survival
14%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
5
Absurd
4
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

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 S. Lyons' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John S. Lyons' 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

40 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Pentaverate(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Pope(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sisters(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rio, I Love You(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of April(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Pete's Meteor(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Opportunists(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Isn't She Great(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Big Lebowski(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Boogie Nights(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hard Eight(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Striptease(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Fargo(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • City Hall(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Walk in the Clouds(1995)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • It Could Happen to You(1994)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • For Love or Money(1993)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · Casting

  • Life with Mikey(1993)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Amos & Andrew(1993)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Housesitter(1992)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Barton Fink(1991)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Henry & June(1990)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Miller's Crossing(1990)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Casting

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rocket Gibraltar(1988)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Cocktail(1988)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Lincoln(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Hello Again(1987)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Believers(1987)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Raising Arizona(1987)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • King Kong Lives(1986)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo(1986)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sunday in the Park with George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Casting

  • Self-Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1986 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

$314M worldwide

Highest rated

Boogie Nights (1997)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing13 of 40: 13 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew27 of 40: 27 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1980s10 · crew1990s19 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · 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

1 major award from 5 major nominations, 1998–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Feature
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Documentary
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Documentary
  2. 2004
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
  3. 1998
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature

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 S. Lyons' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Pete's Meteor (1998)

69th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Boogie Nights (1997)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

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 S. Lyons' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles29–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles37–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles59–92 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles24–91 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles15–61 · median 33 · mildnear 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 S. Lyons work with?

People who share at least 2 of John S. Lyons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Myers shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers