Portrait of John Bailey

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John Bailey

Career

Active from 1972 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Bailey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Tension
    5.1, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 12
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Slow Burn 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Suspenseful 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Ten Tricks
Ten Tricks (2022)

Director of Photography

2010s

14 titles ยท average score 50
Phil
Phil (2019)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

How to Be a Latin Lover
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Burn Your Maps
Burn Your Maps (2016)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

The Forger
The Forger (2014)
GoodWatch score 36

Director of Photography

The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

A.C.O.D.
A.C.O.D. (2013)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Big Miracle
Big Miracle (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

When in Rome
When in Rome (2010)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Country Strong
Country Strong (2010)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

2000s

23 titles ยท average score 53
He's Just Not That Into You
He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Greatest
The Greatest (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

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Mad Money
Mad Money (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Over Her Dead Body
Over Her Dead Body (2008)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

License to Wed
License to Wed (2007)
GoodWatch score 34

Director of Photography

The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

The Producers
The Producers (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Must Love Dogs
Must Love Dogs (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Antitrust
Antitrust (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 63
For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Forever Mine
Forever Mine (1999)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures (1996)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

China Moon
China Moon (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time (1991)
GoodWatch score 80

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My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 62
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Vibes
Vibes (1988)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Crossroads
Crossroads (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Silverado
Silverado (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Big Chill
The Big Chill (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Cat People
Cat People (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

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American Gigolo
American Gigolo (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 67
Boulevard Nights
Boulevard Nights (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

The Mafu Cage
The Mafu Cage (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 87

Camera Operator

Battered
Battered (1978)

Director of Photography

A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt (1978)

Camera Operator

Welcome to L.A.
Welcome to L.A. (1976)
GoodWatch score 49

Camera Operator

Legacy
Legacy (1975)

Director of Photography

Premonition
Premonition (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

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