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John Penotti

John Penotti

Producer

Producers Guild Award nominee

Works as
Producer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are John Penotti's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
22%
Morality
17%
Survival
14%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Identity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 9 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 18 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 19

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 26 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Dread
13
Melancholic
17
Bittersweet
14
Warm
11
Other
47

How their films linger

Unsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Penotti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Penotti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page.

  • Virgo and the Sparklings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Sri Asih(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Thai Cave Rescue(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Lara Ati(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Akhirat: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • India Sweets and Spices(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Box(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Palmer(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Betaal(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Strange But True(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Sky Is Pink(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Delhi Crime(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Greta(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Impetigore(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Jesus Rolls(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Cities of Last Things(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ghoul(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Brad's Status(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Book of Henry(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hell or High Water(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Wailing(2016)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Intimate Enemies(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • All Is Bright(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Violet & Daisy(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Frozen(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tenderness(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Meat Train(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Awake(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Feast of Love(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Meet Bill(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Daze(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Prairie Home Companion(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Romance & Cigarettes(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Yes(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Slow Burn(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Saving Face(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Uptown Girls(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Swimfan(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Just a Kiss(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • In the Bedroom(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Piñero(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Château (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Lisa Picard Is Famous(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Company Man(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Illuminata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • A Price Above Rubies(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not Rappaport(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Naked in New York(1993)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Stranger Among Us(1992)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Rich Asians 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 44 of them dated from 1992 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

$239M worldwide

Highest rated

Hell or High Water (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing45 of 46: 45 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew1 of 46: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Producers Guild Award in 2019, Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do John Penotti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 51 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · producer

Intimate Enemies (2015)

90th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hell or High Water (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Penotti's work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles8–89 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles18–64 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles32–78 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles27–51 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles24–89 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Penotti work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Penotti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fisher Stevens shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles