John Moore (born 1 January 1970) is an Irish film director and producer whose credits include the action war film Behind Enemy Lines and A Good Day to Die Hard. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Moore (director) , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1970 (56)
- Dundalk, Ireland
- Director and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are John Moore's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 6
Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
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 Moore's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).
Subscription and free streaming for John Moore'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
18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Siege of Jadotville(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
I.T.(2016)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
A Good Day to Die Hard(2013)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Max Payne(2008)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Omen(2006)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Flight of the Phoenix(2004)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Collector(2004)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Behind Enemy Lines(2001)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Space Truckers(1996)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Moll Flanders(1996)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
35 Aside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
He Shoots, He Scores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Frankie Starlight(1995)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
A Man of No Importance(1994)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all filmsAfter 68 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Crying Game(1992)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Jack's Bicycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1990 to 2016.
Biggest box office
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
Highest rated
The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
Most popular right now
Max Payne (2008)
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 John Moore's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Is John Moore's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Moore work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Moore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marco Beltrami shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Amaury NolascoShared titles: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Max Payne (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Amaury Nolasco
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Marco BeltramiShared titles: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Max Payne (2008), The Omen (2006), Flight of the Phoenix (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Marco Beltrami
- Dan ZimmermanShared titles: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Max Payne (2008), The Omen (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Zimmerman
- Jonathan SelaShared titles: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Max Payne (2008), The Omen (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan Sela
- Brendan GalvinShared titles: Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Behind Enemy Lines (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Brendan Galvin
Producers
- Peter VeverkaShared titles: I.T. (2016), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Max Payne (2008), The Omen (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Veverka
- Wyck GodfreyShared titles: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Behind Enemy Lines (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Wyck Godfrey
- Tom KarnowskiShared titles: A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Max Payne (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Karnowski
- Alex BlumShared titles: Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Behind Enemy Lines (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Blum