Portrait of John Smithson

Production

John Smithson

Career

Active from 1994 to 2016, with a break from 1995 to 2014, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Children of God
Children of God
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 0.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Smithson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.6
  • Situational Comedy
    0.4, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Satire & Parody
    0.2, average 2.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      18
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2020s

      2 titles ยท average score 59
      Cecil
      Cecil (2026)

      Producer

      River
      River (2021)
      GoodWatch score 59

      Producer

      2010s

      7 titles ยท average score 83
      A Year Of British Murder
      A Year Of British Murder (2019)

      Executive Producer

      Man Made Planet: Earth from Space
      Man Made Planet: Earth from Space (2017)

      Creative Director

      Jungle Shark
      Jungle Shark (2016)

      Director

      Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
      Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius (2015)

      Director

      Sherpa
      Sherpa (2015)
      GoodWatch score 86

      Producer

      Mayday: The Passenger Who Landed a Plane
      Mayday: The Passenger Who Landed a Plane (2014)

      Executive Producer

      127 Hours
      127 Hours (2010)
      GoodWatch score 81

      Producer

      2000s

      6 titles ยท average score 74
      U Be Dead
      U Be Dead (2009)
      GoodWatch score 61

      Executive Producer

      The Beckoning Silence
      The Beckoning Silence (2007)
      GoodWatch score 78

      Executive Producer

      9/11: The Falling Man
      9/11: The Falling Man (2006)
      GoodWatch score 71

      Executive Producer

      Deep Water
      Deep Water (2006)
      GoodWatch score 76

      Producer

      The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
      The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart (2005)

      Executive Producer

      Touching the Void
      Touching the Void (2003)
      GoodWatch score 84

      Producer

      1990s

      3 titles ยท average score 58
      The Affair
      The Affair (1995)
      GoodWatch score 52

      Producer

      Children of God
      Children of God (1994)
      GoodWatch score 64

      Director

      Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
      Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
      GoodWatch score 58

      Producer