Jay Cocks
Writing
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.
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Known For
7.1
A Complete Unknown
2024 · Movie
7.3
Gangs of New York
2002 · Movie
8.1
Mr. Scorsese
2025 · TV
7.1
Silence
2016 · Movie
7.0
Strange Days
1995 · Movie
7.0
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Movie
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Movie
5.5
Street Scenes 1970
1970 · Movie
6.1
De-Lovely
2004 · Movie
9.0
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990 · Movie
6.0
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
2017 · Movie
4.5
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008 · Movie
Filmography
2025
Mr. Scorsese
TV · Self
8.1
2019
Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'
Movie · Self
0.0
2019
An American Named Kazan
Movie · Self
6.0
2017
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
Movie · Self
6.0
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Movie · Self
4.5
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Movie · Self
5.8
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Movie · Self
8.0
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Movie · Self
6.0
2007
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Movie · Self
4.3
2007
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Movie · Self
6.2
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Movie · Self
7.0
1990
The Scorsese Machine
Movie · Self
8.0
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Movie · Self
9.0
1988
Movies Are My Life
Movie · Self
6.8
1970
Street Scenes 1970
Movie · Self
5.5