John McLiam’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
John McLiam has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by First Blood.
Recurring themes

The Omega Man
1971
Science Fiction · Action

Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971
Science Fiction · Action

Boxcar Bertha
1972
Crime · Drama

Prime Cut
1972
Action · Crime

No Escape
1994
Action · Drama

It
2017
Horror · Thriller

Parasyte: Part 2
2015
Science Fiction · Horror

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971
Horror

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Dir. Ted Kotcheff · With Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy
Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, John Beck

When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
Dir. Arthur Penn · With Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
Dir. Bert I. Gordon · With Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker