- Directing films
- 9
- Directing avg
- 5.76
- Peak run
- 2023’25
Directing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 25+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
5.76
9 rated films
Vote weighted
5.80
bigger films count more
Median
5.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
10y
2016 to 2025
Total votes
964
across every film
Best
7.0
King Ivory
Worst
4.7
Run with the Hunted
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  King Ivory | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2024 |  Long Gone Heroes | 5.4 | 64 |
| 2023 |  One Day as a Lion | 5.8 | 156 |
| 2023 |  Little Dixie | 5.8 | 169 |
| 2023 |  Candy Land | 6.2 | 187 |
| 2021 |  Ida Red | 5.7 | 98 |
| 2021 |  Body Brokers | 6.2 | 129 |
| 2019 |  Run with the Hunted | 4.7 | 33 |
| 2016 |  Let Me Make You a Martyr | 5.1 | 58 |
Better together?
John Swab's regulars
- David SardyComposer · 5 films · 5.78 avg
- Frank GrilloDirector and actor · 5 films · 5.76 avg▼−0.17
- Will StoneCinematographer · 4 films · 6.20 avg
- Melissa LeoDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.04 avg▲+0.08
- Matt CleggCinematographer · 3 films · 5.52 avg
- George CarrollDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.52 avg▼−0.27
- Peter GreeneDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.98 avg●−0.02
- Eden BrolinDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.81 avg▼−0.12
- Beau KnappDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.60 avg▼−0.47
- Mark Boone JuniorDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.90 avg▼−1.05
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: John Swab and David Sardy movies · John Swab and Frank Grillo movies · John Swab and Will Stone movies · John Swab and Melissa Leo movies
Takes