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John Avarese

John Avarese

Composer

Works as
Composer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are John Avarese's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery 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
Survival
29%
Self
23%
Morality
16%
Power
14%
Society
11%
Bonds
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 7 · 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 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
12
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Unsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

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 Avarese's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Avarese'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

38 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Myspace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Sound

  • Seclusion(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Night Time World(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The House From...(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dreaming of You(2024)

    Composer · Sound Designer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Where the Scary Things Are(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Footnote to the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Sound Designer

  • Outfox the Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Sound Designer

  • The Arrangement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer · Supervising Sound Editor

  • The Special(2020)

    Composer · Sound

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dead Water(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The American Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man(2018)

    Composer · Sound

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Garlic and Gunpowder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • It Happened Again Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Centralia: Pennsylvania's Lost Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Death House(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Courier X(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ghostheads(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Stray(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • No Visitors(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • ZK: Elephant's Graveyard(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • I Am Santa Claus(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Myra's Angel(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Camp Dread(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Long Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer · Sound Designer

  • Assumption of Risk(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Solar Superstorms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • alaskaLand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Phobia(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 6 Degrees of Hell(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Destiny of Lesser Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The Fields(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • My Dog Tulip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • City of Motherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • A Room Nearby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer · Sound Designer

  • Touched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Death House (2017)

$24K worldwide

Highest rated

The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man (2018)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Dead Water (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music22 of 26: 17 only music, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew9 of 26: 4 only other crew, 5 with another role

26 titles, 5 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s8 · 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 John Avarese's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · composer

Myra's Angel (2014)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man (2018)

Midcredits 80th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 44/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Avarese's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does John Avarese work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Avarese's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; B. Harrison Smith shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles