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John Sanford

John Sanford

Director and writer

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are John Sanford's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
4
Triumphant
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Other
7

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Sanford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).

Subscription and free streaming for John Sanford'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

15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Wingfeather Saga(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Monsters at Work(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Storyboarding

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
  • Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
  • DC Super Hero Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Dragons: Race to the Edge(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Dragons: Riders of Berk(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • A Dairy Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Home on the Range(2004)

    Director · Story · Writer · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Lilo & Stitch(2002)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Mulan(1998)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

    Story Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1996 to 2022.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 13: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting8 of 13: 7 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting4 of 13: 3 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 13: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s5 · crew2020s3 · 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.

How do John Sanford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 62/100 in their films, across 5 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 Sanford's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles30–49 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–30 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles3–19 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–28 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles24–58 · median 41 · 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 Sanford work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Sanford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elaine Bogan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers