Writing15 credits

Jay Cocks

Born 1944-01-12

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

8.1

Mr. Scorsese

2025 · TV Show

Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'

2019 · Movie

6.0

An American Named Kazan

2019 · Movie

6.0

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

2017 · Movie

4.5

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008 · Movie

5.8

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008 · Movie

8.0

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008 · Movie

6.0

The Craft of Dirty Harry

2008 · Movie

4.3

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

2007 · Movie

6.2

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

2007 · Movie

7.0

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

1993 · Movie

8.0

The Scorsese Machine

1990 · Movie

9.0

Martin Scorsese Directs

1990 · Movie

6.8

Movies Are My Life

1988 · Movie

5.5

Street Scenes 1970

1970 · Movie

Full Filmography

15 titles, newest first

8.1

Mr. Scorsese

2025 · TV Show

Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'

2019 · Movie

6.0

An American Named Kazan

2019 · Movie

6.0

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

2017 · Movie

4.5

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008 · Movie

5.8

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008 · Movie

8.0

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008 · Movie

6.0

The Craft of Dirty Harry

2008 · Movie