Portrait of John Wells

Production

John Wells

Career

Active from 1988 to 2025, busiest in 1992 and 1999 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Pitt
The Pitt
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Wells Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Ethical Dilemmas 2
  • High Stakes 2
  • Character-Driven Ensemble 2
  • Medical Drama 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Gritty Police Procedural 2
  • Ensemble Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Red Bird Lane
Red Bird Lane (2021)

Executive Producer

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 55
Doom: Annihilation
Doom: Annihilation (2019)
GoodWatch score 38

Executive Producer

Goat
Goat (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer

Burnt
Burnt (2015)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director

Love & Mercy
Love & Mercy (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer

Electric Slide
Electric Slide (2014)
GoodWatch score 28

Executive Producer

August: Osage County
August: Osage County (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Company Men
The Company Men (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Screenplay

Dirty Girl
Dirty Girl (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

Executive Producer

2000s

18 titles ยท average score 60
Cracks
Cracks (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

I'm Not There
I'm Not There (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer

The Notorious Bettie Page
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

Executive Producer

Infamous
Infamous (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Doom
Doom (2005)
GoodWatch score 35

Producer

Duma
Duma (2005)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer

A Dirty Shame
A Dirty Shame (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

Executive Producer

The Company
The Company (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

White Oleander
White Oleander (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

The Grey Zone
The Grey Zone (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 60
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

Co-Executive Producer

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Flimnap The Treasurer

The Nightman
The Nightman (1992)

Writer, Co-Executive Producer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 56
Nice Girls Don't Explode
Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)

as the Ghost of Christmas Past