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James L. Conway

James L. Conway

Director, producer and writer · Born October 27, 1950 (76) · New York City, New York, USA

James L. Conway (born October 27, 1950 in New York City, U.S.) is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, studio executive, and novelist. Movies Conway directed include The Boogens and Hangar 18. Television series he worked on include The Magicians, Aquarius, Supernatural, Smallville, Psych, 90210, Charmed, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, University Hospital, Burke's Law (the 1994 remake), Paradise, and Matt Houston. Conway also directed the TV movies Last of the Mohicans and Incredible Rocky Mountain Race and the NBC mini-series Greatest Heroes of the Bible. From 1996 to 2002, Conway served as Executive Vice President of Spelling Television, working on many television series including 7th Heaven, Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 90210. Conway began writing novels in 2012. His novels include Dead and Not So Buried (2012), Sexy Babe (2012) and In Cold Blonde (2013).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 27, 1950 (76)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are James L. Conway's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Ideas
27%
Morality
24%
Bonds
10%
Self
6%
Society
5%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
2
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 L. Conway's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James L. Conway'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

56 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Orville(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Magicians(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Messengers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Switched at Birth(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 90 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Kindred: The Embraced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Legend(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • University Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Teleplay

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Bodies of Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Jailbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 57 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Harry's Hong Kong(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Hollywood Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

  • MacGruder and Loud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The President Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Legend of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Nashville Grab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • The Boogens(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • California Gold Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Nellie Bly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • Earthbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hangar 18(1980)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the House of Usher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Producer

  • In Search of Historic Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • The Bermuda Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Story of Noah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Donner Pass: The Road to Survival(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Beyond and Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Last of the Mohicans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Lincoln Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • In Search of Noah's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Mysterious Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Associate Producer

  • Guardian of the Wilderness(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles from 1976 to 2017.

Highest rated

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)

Midcredits 50th

Most popular right now

Harry's Hong Kong (1987)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing44 of 54: 35 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting6 of 54: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing12 of 54: 9 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 54: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

54 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s15 · crew1980s19 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s5 · 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 James L. Conway's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)

84th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does James L. Conway work with?

People who share at least 2 of James L. Conway's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Summers shares the most, 5.

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles