Jim Gillespie

What are Jim Gillespie's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

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 Jim Gillespie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) · director · free
  • Billionaire Ransom (2016) · director · free
  • Sweet Sixteen (1982) · producer · free
• Netflix2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Defeated (2020) · producer
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) · director
• The Roku Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • D-Tox (2002) · director · free
  • Sweet Sixteen (1982) · producer · free
• Paramount+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Venom (2005) · director
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • D-Tox (2002) · director · free
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Sweet Sixteen (1982) · producer

Subscription and free streaming for Jim Gillespie's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

16 credits, 7 with a Motif page.

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  The Defeated(2020)

  Show Producer

  Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows56^th
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  Billionaire Ransom(2016)

  Director

  Motif score: 28th percentile of all films28^th
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  World Without End (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

  Show 8 episodes · Additional Photography
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  Venom(2005)

  Director

  Motif score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Cinema16: British Short Films (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

  Director · as Self - Commentary, Joyride (voice)
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  D-Tox(2002)

  Director

  Motif score: 19th percentile of all films19^th
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  I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)

  Director

  Motif score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  Joyride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

  Director
• The Ghostbusters of East Finchley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

  Show 6 episodes · Director
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  Cardiac Arrest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

  Show 4 episodes · Director
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  Beautiful Lies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

  Director
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  Happy the Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

  Director · Writer
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  The Girl in the Picture (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

  Assistant Director
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  Restless Natives(1985)

  Third Assistant Director

  Motif score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Comfort and Joy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

  Third Assistant Director
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  Sweet Sixteen(1982)

  Producer

  Motif score: 13th percentile of all films13^th

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1983 to 2016.

Biggest box office

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

$126M worldwide

Highest rated

The Defeated (2020)

Motif 56^th

Most popular right now

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

How do Jim Gillespie's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 24^th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Broadly Agreed.

232

• Crowd Pleaser2
• Broadly Agreed3
• Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Venom (2005)

50^th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Defeated (2020)

Motif 56^th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Jim Gillespie's work okay for kids?

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

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

Who does Jim Gillespie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jim Gillespie's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sebastian Koch shares the most, 2.