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Directing

John Dower

Career

Active from 2003 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thrilla in Manila
Thrilla in Manila
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Dower Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.1, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Investigative Journalism 3
  • True Crime Documentary 2
  • Human Interest Stories 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 72
The Balloonists
The Balloonists (2026)

Director

Flintoff
Flintoff (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Man Who Definitely Didn't Steal Hollywood
The Man Who Definitely Didn't Steal Hollywood (2024)

Writer, Director

The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 71
My Scientology Movie
My Scientology Movie (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Slaying the Badger
Slaying the Badger (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

Ronald
Ronald (2014)

Director, Producer

Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow
Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow (2012)

Director

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 69
When Boris Met Dave
When Boris Met Dave (2009)

Director, Producer

Thrilla in Manila
Thrilla in Manila (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Story

I Don't Like Mondays
I Don't Like Mondays (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Live Forever
Live Forever (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer