Jay Cocks
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
- Writing
- Born
- 1944-01-12
Known for
- Gangs of New York (2002) — Screenplay
- Silence (2016) — Screenplay
- Strange Days (1995) — Screenplay
- A Complete Unknown (2024) — Screenplay
- The Age of Innocence (1993) — Screenplay
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — Additional Writing
- De-Lovely (2004) — Writer
- Mr. Scorsese (2025) — Self
- Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007) — Self
- Made in Milan (1990) — Writer
- Street Scenes 1970 (1970) — Self
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) — Self
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) — Self
- Movies Are My Life (1988) — Self
- Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' (1993) — Self
- An American Named Kazan (2019) — Self