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Jan Egleson

Jan Egleson

Director and writer · Born January 1, 1946 (80) · New York City, New York, USA

Born
January 1, 1946 (80)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 47% in 30 days

What are Jan Egleson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Morality
30%
Power
12%
Survival
12%
Bonds
9%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jan Egleson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jan Egleson'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

25 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Any Day Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • James Taylor: Squibnocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Coyote Waits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Blue Diner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Legacy(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Mind Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • The Surrogate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Original Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Justice in a Small Town(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Pat Metheny Group - More Travels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Double Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • The Last Hit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Against the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Shock to the System(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Big Time(1989)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lemon Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Roanoak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Little Sister(1985)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • The Dark End of the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Writer

  • Billy in the Lowlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973)

    as Pale Kid

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Over His Dead Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Consulting Producer · Thanks

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1973 to 2025.

Biggest box office

A Shock to the System (1990)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

A Shock to the System (1990)

Midcredits 67th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 25: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting22 of 25: 16 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting6 of 25: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing2 of 25: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 25: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 25: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

25 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s6 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s4 · crew2020s1 · 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.

How do Jan Egleson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Big Time (1989)

83rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% 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.

Who does Jan Egleson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jan Egleson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gustave Johnson shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers