Portrait of John McNaughton

Directing

John McNaughton

Career

Active from 1984 to 2015, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John McNaughton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Warfare
    0.2, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Small Town Mystery 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Gritty Procedural Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Road Rage
Road Rage

Director, Writer

The King of Counterfeit
The King of Counterfeit

Director

2020s

1 title ยท average score 30
Kill Her Goats
Kill Her Goats (2023)
GoodWatch score 30

Executive Producer

2010s

1 title ยท average score 61
The Harvest
The Harvest (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 55
Haeckel's Tale
Haeckel's Tale (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Speaking of Sex
Speaking of Sex (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

Executive Producer, Director

Condo Painting
Condo Painting (2000)

Writer, Director

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 55
Lansky
Lansky (1999)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Wild Things
Wild Things (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Normal Life
Normal Life (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Firehouse
Firehouse (1996)

Director

Girls in Prison
Girls in Prison (1994)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Mad Dog and Glory
Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Borrower
The Borrower (1991)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 76
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer, Director

Agent on Ice
Agent on Ice (1986)

Casting Associate

Dealers in Death
Dealers in Death (1984)

Director

1950s

1 title
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show