Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Birthday

January 12, 1944

Popularity

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Jay Cocks

Biography

John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. (born January 12, 1944) is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. Before shifting to screenplay writing, he was a critic for Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone, among other magazines.

Known For

Selected Works

8.1

2025-10-16

Mr. Scorsese

TV Series•

8.1

6.8

1988-04-17

Movies Are My Life

Movie•

6.8

5.5

1970-09-14

Street Scenes 1970

Movie•

5.5

9.0

1990-06-16

Martin Scorsese Directs

Movie•

9.0

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

7.0

1993-09-01

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Movie•

7.0

5.8

2008-07-23

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

Movie•

5.8

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

4.3

2007-10-23

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

Movie•

4.3

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

6.2

2007-10-23

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Movie•

6.2

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

4.5

2008-07-23

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

Movie•

4.5

8.0

1990-09-09

The Scorsese Machine

Movie•

8.0

6.0

2017-03-28

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Movie•

6.0

8.0

2008-06-03

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

Movie•

8.0