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Jamie Blanks

Jamie Blanks

Composer, director, editor and producer, also actor · Died March 16, 2026, aged 54 · Australia

Jamie Blanks (November 29, 1971 – March 16, 2026) was an Australian film director and composer. He directed the cult slasher films Urban Legend (1998) and Valentine (2001). He later directed the horror films Storm Warning (2007) and Long Weekend (2008).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 29, 1971
Died
March 16, 2026 (aged 54)
From
Australia
Works as
Composer, director, editor and producer, also actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all

What are Jamie Blanks' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
8
Joyful
3
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous6
  • 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 Jamie Blanks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Jamie Blanks' 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

19 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Our Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • Girl at the Window(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • That Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Crawlspace(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Needle(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Long Weekend(2008)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Storm Warning(2007)

    Director · Composer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Valentine(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Huntsman 5.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Urban Legend(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Phage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Producer

  • The Huntsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Camera Operator · Composer

  • Silent Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Writer

  • The Surrogate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • The Aberrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1991 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 18: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 18: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic14 of 18: 8 only music, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thEditing6 of 18: 1 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 18: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 6 with more than one role — music and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; 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 that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jamie Blanks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jamie Blanks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles43–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jamie Blanks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamie Blanks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Hartley shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles