Portrait of John Laing

Directing

John Laing

Career

Active from 1980 to 2018, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Laing Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Class & Capitalism
    2.0, average 3.3
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Survival Story 2
  • Lighthearted Drama 2
  • Swashbuckling Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 56
The Outer Threat
The Outer Threat (2026)
GoodWatch score 50

Executive Producer

The Silent Planet
The Silent Planet (2024)
GoodWatch score 33

Executive Producer

My Animal
My Animal (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

Executive Producer

The Retreat
The Retreat (2021)
GoodWatch score 55

Executive Producer

Castle in the Ground
Castle in the Ground (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

Executive Producer

The Kid Detective
The Kid Detective (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

Executive Producer

The Rest of Us
The Rest of Us (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 46
A War Story
A War Story (2018)

Director

Abandoned
Abandoned (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Venus and Mars
Venus and Mars (2015)

Director

Solo
Solo (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

Executive Producer

Safe House
Safe House (2012)

Director

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 52
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Outrageous Fortune: The Movie
Outrageous Fortune: The Movie (2006)

Producer

Power Rangers S.P.D.: Zapped
Power Rangers S.P.D.: Zapped (2005)

Director

No One Can Hear You
No One Can Hear You (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

The Shirt
The Shirt (2000)

Director of Photography, Director

1990s

3 titles
Greenstone
Greenstone (1999)

Director

Cody: Bad Love
Cody: Bad Love (1994)

Director

Absent Without Leave
Absent Without Leave (1993)

Director

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 53
Dangerous Orphans
Dangerous Orphans (1985)

Director

Other Halves
Other Halves (1984)

Director

The Lost Tribe
The Lost Tribe (1983)

Writer, Director

Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1970s

1 title
No Way They Want to Slow Down
No Way They Want to Slow Down (1976)

Editor