John Altschuler has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Silicon Valley.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 3%
Titles Scored
3
Highest-Ranked Title
Silicon Valley (Top 3%)
Primary Role
Writer
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 36%
3 titles scored
By genre
Comedy
3
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
John Altschuler’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
briskbittersweetgentleeasy to follow
comedy-driven
personal
heartfelt
playful
stylized
Recurring themes
ambition hubrisunderdogfish out of watergroup found family
pacing
brisk 6/9brisk 6/9
tone
bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9
intensity
gentle 3/9gentle 3/9
complexity
easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9
humor
comedy-driven 8/9comedy 8/9
scale
personal 5/9personal 5/9
spirit
heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9
texture
playfulplayful
CriticCrunch Signature Pacing
brisk (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Tone
bittersweet (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Intensity
gentle (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Complexity
easy to follow (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Humor
comedy-driven (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Scale
personal (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Spirit
heartfelt (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Recurring Themes
ambition hubris, underdog, fish out of water, group found family
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that centers around six programmers who are living together and trying to make it big in the Silicon Valley.
Dir. Dave Krinsky, Mike Judge, John Altschuler · With Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani
When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.
Dir. Will Speck, Josh Gordon · With Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett
