James V. "Jim" Hart (born 1960 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American screenwriter and author.He wrote the 2005 children's novel Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth, a prequel depicting J. M. Barrie's villain Captain Hook, the nemesis of Peter Pan, when Hook was a youngster. Earlier, Hart wrote the screenplay to the Steven Spielberg feature film Hook which functioned as a sequel to Barrie's original story. Hart also wrote the screenplay adaptation for Crisis in the Hot Zone, but the movie never materialized. He recently did the first draft screenplay of Atlas Shrugged, which is now being fully developed by director Randall Wallace. Recently it has been announced that screenwriter James V. Hart wrote an adaptation of Sirens of Titan, which Vonnegut approved of before he died. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Hart licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1950 (76)
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Writer and producer, also actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are James V. Hart's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet6
- 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 V. Hart's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for James V. Hart'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
22 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Muppet Treasure Scriptland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Hot Zone(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Crossbones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Epic(2013)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
August Rush(2007)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Last Mimzy(2007)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Sahara(2005)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Tuck Everlasting(2002)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Contact(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Muppet Treasure Island(1996)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dracula(1992)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Hook(1991)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Gimme an 'F' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Ransom(1977)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Summer Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Dirty O'Neil(1974)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all filmsChinese Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1974 to 2026.
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 V. Hart's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 V. Hart's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.
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 James V. Hart work with?
People who share at least 2 of James V. Hart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Francis Ford Coppola shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Francis Ford CoppolaShared titles: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Dracula (1992), Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Francis Ford Coppola
- Brian HensonShared titles: Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001), Muppet Treasure Island (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Henson
Writers
- Nick CastleShared titles: August Rush (2007), Hook (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Castle
- Robert Louis StevensonShared titles: Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Louis Stevenson
Actors
- Rainn WilsonShared titles: The Last Mimzy (2007), Sahara (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Rainn Wilson
- Robin WilliamsShared titles: August Rush (2007), Hook (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Robin Williams
- Matthew McConaugheyShared titles: Sahara (2005), Contact (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew McConaughey
- Bill BarrettaShared titles: Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001), Muppet Treasure Island (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Barretta
Composers and cinematographers
- Alan SilvestriShared titles: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), Contact (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Silvestri
- John FennerShared titles: Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001), Muppet Treasure Island (1996)See all 2 shared titles with John Fenner
Producers
- David BarronShared titles: Sahara (2005), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)See all 2 shared titles with David Barron
- Martin G. BakerShared titles: Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001), Muppet Treasure Island (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Martin G. Baker
- Fred FuchsShared titles: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Dracula (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Fuchs
- John VeitchShared titles: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Dracula (1992)See all 2 shared titles with John Veitch
Mixed roles
- Michael BallhausShared titles: Dracula (1992), Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Ballhaus
- John C. BroderickShared titles: The Ransom (1977), Dirty O'Neil (1974)See all 2 shared titles with John C. Broderick