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Directing

John David Coles

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 2011 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Justified
Justified
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John David Coles Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Drama 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Character-Focused 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Slow-Burn Mystery 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • Procedural Crime Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Choice
The Choice (2026)

Producer, Director

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 42
Trump Unauthorized
Trump Unauthorized (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Nikki and Nora
Nikki and Nora (2004)

Director

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 58
Friends at Last
Friends at Last (1995)

Director

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Good Fight
The Good Fight (1992)

Director

Darrow
Darrow (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Rising Son
Rising Son (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 43
Signs of Life
Signs of Life (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Hellfire
Hellfire (1983)

Director, Executive Producer