James Atkinson

Primetime Emmy nominee

James Atkinson was born on November 7th, 1980 in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles. He is an editor, known for Harley Quinn (2019), Last Chance U (2019), and Drunk History (2015). Able to both read and write, he composed this biography himself, and felt weird doing so, but now the minimum word count has been reached, so he can stop.

What are James Atkinson's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

34%

Bonds

21%

Society

20%

Morality

10%

Ideas

7%

Power

4%

Survival

4%

Purpose3 Community3 Ambition2 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

4

Absurd

3

Warm

3

Tense

2

Joyful

2

Other

8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 Hopeful6 Unsettling2

How their films end

Bittersweet2
Ambiguous4
Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch James Atkinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for James Atkinson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay(2025)
Editor
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Spy High(2025)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show(2024)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Last Chance U: Basketball(2021)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Waffles + Mochi(2021)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy(2019)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Last Chance U(2016)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Stone Quackers(2014)
Show Editor · Actor
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Across their 8 MovieCove titles from 2014 to 2025.

Highest rated

Last Chance U (2016)

Midcredits 95^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 8Editing8 of 8 · 49^th

By decade

2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s5 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2026, Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does James Atkinson work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Atkinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jody McVeigh-Schultz shares the most, 3.