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Portrait of John Banas

Writing

John Banas

Titles
19movies14TV shows
Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 2012 with 4 main titles.

Directed
5
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Banas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • True Story 3
  • New Zealand Setting 3
  • Long-Running Series 2
  • New Zealand History 2
  • Ethical Dilemmas 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Hopeful Tone 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
TypeAllMovies19TV shows2
RoleAnyWriting14Acting6Directing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s52010s102020s6
GenreAnyDrama17TV Movie9Comedy5Crime4Documentary2Romance2History2Soap1Thriller1Science Fiction1Action1Adventure1Family1Music1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Decent

Score 60 to 69

2 titles
GoodWatch67
Poster for Bad Blood

as Macko Hager

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

6 titles

Not rated yet

13 titles
Poster for E Street

TV show · as Zoran

Poster for Rafferty's Rules

TV show · as Ken Bascomb

Poster for Packed Away

as Dad / Clown Dad

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