Jim Lemley
Producer · Born March 9, 1965 (61) · Seattle, Washington, USA
Producers Guild Award nominee
Jim Lemley was born in Seattle, Washington, and is the eldest of three. His father, Jack Lemley, was the CEO of the consortium that built the famous Channel Tunnel, which links France and England. Jack Lemley was awarded the CBE in the UK for his work on that project. Due to his father's job as an internationally renowned engineer, Jim moved around a lot with his family. He lived in Washington, New York and Conneticut, before moving to Idaho, where his parents are from. After high school, he went on to study Marketing at the College of Business and Economics at the University of Idaho, graduating there in 1988. Upon graduation, Jim moved to New York City, where he landed a job working at the indie-label Island Records in the late 80s. Eventually, he decided to pursue a career in film, and in the early 90s Jim moved to Los Angeles. He worked at both Disney and Universal before landing a job with Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey's Icon productions in 1992. Mr. Lemley rose through the ranks quickly at Icon. He helped establish their television branch, producing both the critically acclaimed Three Stooges (1999), and the TV movie Invincible (2001). In 2001, at the young age of 36, he was appointed the CEO of Icon's international distribution and production arm, Icon International in London, England. While at Icon, Jim worked on a variety of critically acclaimed films, including We Were Soldiers (2002), Payback (1999), Anna Karenina, 187, Immortal Beloved, Maverick. While at Icon, he met French actress Sophie Marceau on the set of Anna Karenina in Moscow in 1996. They began dating in 2001, and eventually had a daughter, Juliette, together in 2002. While they have since separated (in 2006) Jim still lives in Paris, to be available to his young daughter. He also remains good friends with Ms. Marceau. Since 2003, Mr. Lemley has gone on to become a successful independent producer. His professional partner, Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, has helped produce several of Lemley's recent projects, including the smash hit Wanted (2008) and the animated film 9 (2009). Mr. Lemley also executive produced the acclaimed French film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Mr. Lemley resides as a board advisor to his alma matter, the University of Idaho (College of Business and Economics), and is a frequent speaker there. To date, Lemley has been recognized by the Producers Guild for his outstanding production work, and continues to work as an independent producer out of Paris and Los Angeles.
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Biography from IMDb.
- March 9, 1965 (61)
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Producer
- 15 on Motif
What are Jim Lemley's films like?
Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their Motif 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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 7
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 4
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- 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 Jim Lemley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Jim Lemley's titles on Motif; 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
15 credits, 15 with a Motif page.
We Can Be Heroes(2020)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
9(2009)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Wanted(2008)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Tristan + Isolde(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Red Eye(2005)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
We Were Soldiers(2002)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Invincible(2001)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Three Stooges(2000)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Payback(1999)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
One Eight Seven(1997)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Anna Karenina(1997)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Maverick(1994)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Airborne(1993)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1993 to 2012.
Biggest box office
Wanted (2008)
Highest rated
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Most popular right now
9 (2009)
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Red Eye
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Producers Guild Award in 2010, Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jim Lemley's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed3
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 Midcredits 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 Lemley's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier 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 Jim Lemley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jim Lemley's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce Davey shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Timur BekmambetovShared titles: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), 9 (2009), Wanted (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Timur Bekmambetov
Writers
- Derek HaasShared titles: Wanted (2008), Invincible (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Derek Haas
- Michael BrandtShared titles: Wanted (2008), Invincible (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Brandt
Actors
- Marton CsokasShared titles: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), The Three Stooges (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Marton Csokas
- Rufus SewellShared titles: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Tristan + Isolde (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Rufus Sewell
- David O'HaraShared titles: Wanted (2008), Tristan + Isolde (2006)See all 2 shared titles with David O'Hara
Producers
- Bruce DaveyShared titles: We Were Soldiers (2002), Invincible (2001), The Three Stooges (2000), Anna Karenina (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Bruce Davey
- Eveleen BandyShared titles: We Were Soldiers (2002), Invincible (2001), The Three Stooges (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Eveleen Bandy
- Mel GibsonShared titles: We Were Soldiers (2002), Invincible (2001), The Three Stooges (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Mel Gibson
- Tim BurtonShared titles: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), 9 (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Burton
Mixed roles
- William HoyShared titles: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), We Were Soldiers (2002)See all 2 shared titles with William Hoy
