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John H. Starke

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are John H. Starke's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
33%
Self
19%
Morality
18%
Survival
11%
Power
11%
Society
8%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
9
Warm
5
Bittersweet
4
Hopeful
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 H. Starke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John H. Starke'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

30 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Perfect Couple(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Boogeyman(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Peacemaker(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Love and Monsters(2020)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Darkest Minds(2018)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sicario(2015)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Prisoners(2013)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • P.S. I Love You(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Chekhov And Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Step Up(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Punisher(2004)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bad Boys II(2003)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Made(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Entrapment(1999)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Just the Ticket(1998)

    Co-Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Night Falls on Manhattan(1996)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not Rappaport(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Die Hard with a Vengeance(1995)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tracey Takes on New York(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Immediate Family(1989)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Orphans(1987)

    Executive Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1986)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Threesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Unit Production Manager

  • The Survivors(1983)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • One-Trick Pony(1980)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Winter Kills(1979)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bad(1977)

    as Joe Leachman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Network(1976)

    Location Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Death Collector(1976)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1976 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

$235M worldwide

Highest rated

Prisoners (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 1977Screen debut· Bad

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 27: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing16 of 27: 9 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew17 of 27: 10 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

27 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew1980s6 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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 Primetime Emmy in 1994, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.

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 H. Starke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Tracey Takes on New York (1993)

78th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Prisoners (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 94% 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 H. Starke's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles26–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles8–52 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles37–76 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles34–56 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles31–86 · median 55 · moderateheavier 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 H. Starke work with?

People who share at least 2 of John H. Starke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shawn Levy shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers