Jay Cocks
Known for writing · Born 12 January 1944 · 82
23 credits
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
Gangs of New York
2002
Silence
2016
Strange Days
1995
A Complete Unknown
2024
The Age of Innocence
1993
De-Lovely
2004
Street Scenes 1970
1970
Made in Milan
1990
An American Named Kazan
2019
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
Mr. Scorsese
2025
Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'
Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'
2019
Acting (15)
2025Mr. ScorseseSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2019An American Named KazanSelfFilm
2019Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'SelfFilm
2017Martin Scorsese's Journey Into SilenceSelfFilm
2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelfFilm
2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarrySelfFilm
2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelfFilm
2008The Craft of Dirty HarrySelfFilm
2007Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and EvilSelfFilm
2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001SelfFilm
1993Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'SelfFilm
1990Martin Scorsese DirectsSelfFilm
1990The Scorsese MachineSelfFilm
1988Movies Are My LifeSelfFilm
1970Street Scenes 1970SelfFilm
Crew (1)
1988The Last Temptation of ChristAdditional WritingFilm
Writing (7)
2024A Complete UnknownScreenplayFilm
2016SilenceScreenplayFilm
2004De-LovelyWriterFilm
2002Gangs of New YorkScreenplay, StoryFilm
1995Strange DaysScreenplayFilm
1993The Age of InnocenceScreenplayFilm
1990Made in MilanWriterFilm