Portrait of John N. Smith

Directing

John N. Smith

Career

Active from 1974 to 2009, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Boys of St. Vincent
The Boys of St. Vincent
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John N. Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Canadian History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Love & Savagery
Love & Savagery (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Geraldine's Fortune
Geraldine's Fortune (2004)

Director

Random Passage
Random Passage (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 67
A Cool, Dry Place
A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Dangerous Minds
Dangerous Minds (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Sugartime
Sugartime (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Boys of St. Vincent
The Boys of St. Vincent (1994)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Writer

Dieppe
Dieppe (1993)

Director

The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later
The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

The Company of Strangers
The Company of Strangers (1990)
GoodWatch score 88

Production Consultant

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 68
Welcome to Canada
Welcome to Canada (1989)

Editor, Director

Train of Dreams
Train of Dreams (1987)

Editor, Director

Sitting in Limbo
Sitting in Limbo (1986)

Producer, Writer

A Gift for Kate
A Gift for Kate (1986)

Director

First Stop, China
First Stop, China (1985)

Director

The Masculine Mystique
The Masculine Mystique (1984)

Producer, Writer

First Winter
First Winter (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

Gala
Gala (1982)

Director

1970s

5 titles
The New Boys
The New Boys (1974)

Writer, Director

Some Natives of Churchill
Some Natives of Churchill (1973)

Executive Producer

The Jews of Winnipeg
The Jews of Winnipeg (1973)

Producer

Starblanket
Starblanket (1973)

Executive Producer

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)

Editor