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James Cox

James Cox

Director, producer and writer · Born February 5, 1975 (51) · USA

Born
February 5, 1975 (51)
From
USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 140% in 30 days

What are James Cox's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

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.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Power
14%
Survival
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Cox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for James Cox'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

10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Artificial Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Billionaire Boys Club(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Elvis & Nixon(2016)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Straight A's(2013)

    Director · as Horseshoe Hal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • 20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes(2007)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Factory Girl(2006)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Wonderland(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Highway(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Mole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tom Stranton

  • Atomic Tabasco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1999 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 10: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting6 of 10: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting2 of 10: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 10: 3 only producing, 0 with another role

10 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do James Cox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Is James Cox's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does James Cox work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Cox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Holly Wiersma shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles