- February 8, 1962 (64)
- USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 24 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are John Shiban's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 6
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
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 Shiban's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John Shiban'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
30 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Masters of the Air(2024)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
NOS4A2: Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
NOS4A2(2019)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Ozark(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Shut Eye(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Better Call Saul(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Da Vinci's Demons(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Hell on Wheels(2011)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Vampire Diaries(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Legend of the Seeker(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Otis(2008)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Breaking Bad(2008)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Alien Raiders(2008)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Gathering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Believers(2007)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Sublime(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Torchwood(2006)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Rest Stop(2006)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Supernatural(2005)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Frankenstein(2004)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Threat Matrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Lone Gunmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Harsh Realm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Inside the X Files(1998)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Point Dume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles from 1993 to 2024.
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 Shiban's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 24 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Who does John Shiban work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Shiban's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tony Krantz shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Tony KrantzShared titles: Alien Raiders (2008), Otis (2008), Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Believers (2007), Sublime (2007), Rest Stop (2006), Frankenstein (2004)See all 7 shared titles with Tony Krantz
Writers
- Erik JendresenShared titles: Otis (2008), Sublime (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Erik Jendresen
- Julia FairShared titles: Alien Raiders (2008), Believers (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Julia Fair
Actors
- Diane Louise SalingerShared titles: Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Rest Stop (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Diane Louise Salinger
- Edmund EntinShared titles: Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Rest Stop (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Edmund Entin
- Gary EntinShared titles: Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Rest Stop (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Entin
- Joseph George MendicinoShared titles: Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Rest Stop (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph George Mendicino
Composers and editors
- Bear McCrearyShared titles: Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Rest Stop (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Bear McCreary
- Kays Al-AtrakchiShared titles: Alien Raiders (2008), Believers (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Kays Al-Atrakchi
- Richard ByardShared titles: Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Rest Stop (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Byard
- Robert FlorioShared titles: Believers (2007), Sublime (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Florio
Producers
- Daniel MyrickShared titles: Alien Raiders (2008), Otis (2008), Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Believers (2007), Sublime (2007), Rest Stop (2006)See all 6 shared titles with Daniel Myrick
- Reece PearsonShared titles: Alien Raiders (2008), Otis (2008), Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Believers (2007), Sublime (2007), Rest Stop (2006)See all 6 shared titles with Reece Pearson
- Shawn PapazianShared titles: Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008), Believers (2007), Sublime (2007), Rest Stop (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Shawn Papazian
- Aaron BilletShared titles: Alien Raiders (2008), Otis (2008), Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Aaron Billet