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Jack Turner

Jack Turner

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Jack Turner is an Emmy Award winning film and TV producer. He has worked in both the documentary and scripted space having produced projects such as the Emmy nominated Nonnas, the critically acclaimed Loving, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, Merchants of Joy and many others. Early in his career, Jack found out last minute that he would be attending the Cannes Film Festival. Not having a tuxedo, he bought a used one for $25. That year he and his colleagues at USA Films acquired the US rights to Wong Kar-wai's masterpiece In the Mood for Love. Turner is on the board of the Alice Austen House, he lives in Staten Island with his wife and family.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Jack Turner's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Documentary16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Society
26%
Self
20%
Bonds
16%
Morality
15%
Ideas
11%
Survival
11%
Power
1%
Community8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 14 · 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 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
14
Hopeful
11
Tense
9
Melancholic
10
Warm
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet15
  • 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 Jack Turner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Turner'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

34 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Puma(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Raoul's, a New York Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Nonnas(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Tom Green Documentary(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Merchants of Joy(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • K-Pop Idols(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • War Game(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • BS High(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • We Are Not Ghouls(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Boy Who Sold The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • I Miss You(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Rape of Recy Taylor(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Wig(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Love, Cecil(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • What Would Diplo Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Loving(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • By Sidney Lumet(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Banksy Does New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Cold in July(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • We Are What We Are(2013)

    Producer · as Officer T.J. Turner

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sign Painters(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Me @ the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • The Jeffrey Dahmer Files(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cold Weather(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lovely, Still(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Which Way Home(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Theater of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)

    Production Executive

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Untitled John Hughes Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Loving (2016)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Which Way Home (2009)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 28: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 28: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing27 of 28: 25 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew1 of 28: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s14 · 1 acting · 14 crew2020s9 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2025–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie

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 Jack Turner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

We Are Not Ghouls (2022)

96th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Which Way Home (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 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 Jack Turner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–59 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian 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 Jack Turner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Turner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jay Peterson shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles