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Tom McGowan

Director and writer

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Tom McGowan's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Society
17%
Survival
16%
Power
15%
Morality
12%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Joyful
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 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 Tom McGowan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom McGowan'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

15 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Sound Recordist

  • Night Train to Terror(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Savage Journey(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cataclysm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Brigham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Aristocats(1970)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wilbur and the Baby Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Born Free(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sancho, the Homing Steer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Manhunt in the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • The Amazon Trader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • The Man with My Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Uranium Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 1951 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Aristocats (1970)

$191M worldwide

Highest rated

The Aristocats (1970)

Midcredits 86th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 14: 9 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 14: 3 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 14: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s3 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tom McGowan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Night Train to Terror (1985)

69th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Aristocats (1970)

Midcredits 86th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Tom McGowan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom McGowan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philip Yordan shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Mixed roles