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John Cameron Mitchell

John Cameron Mitchell

Directing
2001 — present · 4 films
Born
21 April 1963 · age 63
From
El Paso, Texas, USA

American writer, director, actor. Mitchell, the son of a U.S. Army general and a Scottish mother, grew up on various army bases, including Berlin; later the family lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he attended a Catholic school.

Acting
1986 — present · 4 films
Born
21 April 1963 · age 63
From
El Paso, Texas, USA

American writer, director, actor. Mitchell, the son of a U.S. Army general and a Scottish mother, grew up on various army bases, including Berlin; later the family lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he attended a Catholic school.

Career Signature

How John Cameron Mitchell’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

bittersweet
heavy emotional
melancholy beauty
wistful longing
cathartic cry

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Pedro AlmodóvarPedro Almodóvar24 filmsValery TodorovskyValery Todorovsky2 filmsMichel GondryMichel Gondry10 filmsEmir KusturicaEmir Kusturica10 filmsMarjane SatrapiMarjane Satrapi5 filmsLeos CaraxLeos Carax8 filmsKirsten SheridanKirsten Sheridan2 filmsChristophe HonoréChristophe Honoré11 films
Career Signature

How John Cameron Mitchell’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

bittersweet
theatrical style
coming of age
wistful longing
operatic emotion

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

2017

Rabbit Hole

2010

Shortbus

2006

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001

Filmography

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

2017

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

2016

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001

Band of the Hand

1986