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J.T. Petty

J.T. Petty

Writer, director, actor and producer · Born February 28, 1976 (50) · Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. JT Petty  (born 28 February 1977 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American film director, author, and video game writer. His films and novels contain elements of the horror genre. He is best known for his writing on the Ubisoft video game, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article JT Petty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 28, 1976 (50)
From
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Writer, director, actor and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 48% in 30 days

What are J.T. Petty's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Genres

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
Survival
40%
Ideas
28%
Morality
12%
Self
11%
Society
9%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
5
Absurd
3
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous5

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 J.T. Petty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Subscription and free streaming for J.T. Petty'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

19 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Secret Level(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Don’t Come Back Without Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Temple(2017)

    Idea

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Hellbenders(2012)

    Director · Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Stake Land: Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Sound Designer

  • Mangertooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Blood Red Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Burrowers(2008)

    Director · Author

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Murder Party(2007)

    as Bedford Avenue Hipster

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Dolla Morte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vengeful Cop (voice)

  • S&man(2006)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Mimic: Sentinel(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Soft for Digging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Inherit the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • My Only Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Outlast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Splitfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 15 of them dated from 2001 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 19: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 19: 1 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting15 of 19: 7 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thProducing2 of 19: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 19: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 19: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew2010s6 · 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 J.T. Petty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 J.T. Petty's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 92 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does J.T. Petty work with?

People who share at least 2 of J.T. Petty's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Beaty shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers