---
name: "John Penotti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-penotti"
fi1m_id: "john-penotti"
imdb_id: "nm0006597"
tmdb_id: 52989
wikidata_id: "Q61959897"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-27T08:26:36.500648+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Penotti

## Identity

John Penotti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-penotti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-penotti
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006597
- **TMDB ID:** 52989
- **Wikidata ID:** Q61959897
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Penotti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61959897, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006597/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52989

Producer. Born in Paterson, New Jersey.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 2001–2018
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as producer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 61 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Crime 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $353m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Penotti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61959897, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006597/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52989

## Biography

John Penotti is an American film and television producer. He co-founded GreeneStreet Films in 2001 and founded Ivanhoe Pictures in 2013, a company focused on local-language productions. Ivanhoe later merged with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to form SK Global Entertainment, where he served as a founder and CEO; the company was acquired in 2022.

He is known for producing *Crazy Rich Asians* (2018). His other credits include executive producer on *Hell or High Water* (2016), producer on *Greta* (2019) and *Awake* (2007), and executive producer on *The Book of Henry* (2017) and *The Midnight Meat Train* (2008). He has produced numerous international projects, including the Netflix series *Thai Cave Rescue* (2022) and the series *Delhi Crime*.

Penotti is a graduate of Tufts University, summa cum laude, and was born in Paterson, New Jersey.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, washingtonpost.com, milkeninstitute.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Crazy Rich Asians* (2018), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/crazy-rich-asians.md)
- *Hell or High Water* (2016), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md)
- *Movie 43* (2013), Fi1m 24, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *In the Bedroom* (2001), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-bedroom.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Intern* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Virgo and the Sparklings* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Sri Asih* (2022), Executive Producer
- *NightMare* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Thai Cave Rescue* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Lara Ati* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Final Cut* (2022), Producer
- *Akhirat: A Love Story* (2021), Executive Producer
- *India Sweets and Spices* (2021), Producer
- *The Box* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Palmer* (2021), Producer
- *Strange but True* (2019), Executive Producer
- *The Sky Is Pink* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Delhi Crime* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Greta* (2019), Producer
- *Crazy Rich Asians* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/crazy-rich-asians.md)
- *Brad's Status* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Book of Henry* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Hell or High Water* (2016), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md)
- *The Wailing* (2016), Co-Executive Producer
- *All Is Bright* (2013), Producer
- *Violet & Daisy* (2013), Producer
- *Movie 43* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *Frozen* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Tenderness* (2009), Producer
- *The Midnight Meat Train* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Awake* (2007), Producer
- *Feast of Love* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Meet Bill* (2007), Producer
- *Wedding Daze* (2006), Producer
- *A Prairie Home Companion* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Romance & Cigarettes* (2006), Producer
- *Yes* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Saving Face* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Uptown Girls* (2003), Producer
- *Swimfan* (2002), Producer
- *Just a Kiss* (2002), Executive Producer
- *In the Bedroom* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-bedroom.md)
- *Piñero* (2001), Producer
- *The Château* (2001), Executive Producer
- *Lisa Picard Is Famous* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Company Man* (2000), Producer
- *Illuminata* (1998), Producer
- *A Price Above Rubies* (1998), Producer
- *Naked in New York* (1993), Associate Producer
- *A Stranger Among Us* (1992), Assistant Director
- *Crazy Rich Asians 2*, Producer
- *Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff*, Producer

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