James Moran

What are James Moran's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

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 Moran's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• Hulu6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Prey (2022) · second unit first assistant director
  • Father Stu (2022) · producer
  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) · first assistant director
  • Afraid (2024) · producer
  • Fantasy Island (2020) · producer
  • Umma (2022) · producer
• Netflix6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Metal Lords (2022) · producer
  • Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) · first assistant director
  • The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022) · producer
  • Viral (2016) · producer
  • Ouija (2014) · producer
  • Prom Night (2008) · second assistant director
• Peacock5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) · first assistant director
  • The Forever Purge (2021) · producer
  • Sinister 2 (2015) · producer
  • The Woman in the Yard (2025) · producer
  • Night Swim (2024) · producer
• Tubi5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Vacancy (2007) · second assistant director · free
  • Tower Block (2012) · producer · free
  • Deuces Wild (2002) · second second assistant director · free
  • The Stepfather (2009) · second assistant director · free
  • Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015) · director · free
• Pluto TV4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Vacancy (2007) · second assistant director · free
  • Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) · first assistant director · free
  • Deuces Wild (2002) · second second assistant director · free
  • Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) · producer · free
• HBO Max2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Magnolia (1999) · set production assistant
  • Truth or Dare (2018) · producer
• Paramount+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) · first assistant director
  • Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) · producer
• STARZ2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) · first assistant director
  • Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) · producer
• MGM+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Deuces Wild (2002) · second second assistant director

Subscription and free streaming for James Moran'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

29 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  The Hand That Rocks the Cradle(2025)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films15^th
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  The Woman in the Yard(2025)

  Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films12^th
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  Afraid(2024)

  First Assistant Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  Night Swim(2024)

  Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films9^th
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  The Curse of Bridge Hollow(2022)

  Co-Producer

  Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films30^th
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  Prey(2022)

  Second Unit First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Metal Lords(2022)

  First Assistant Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  Father Stu(2022)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  Umma(2022)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films6^th
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  The Forever Purge(2021)

  Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films22^nd
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  Fantasy Island(2020)

  Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films9^th
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  Truth or Dare(2018)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films17^th
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  Stephanie(2017)

  Co-Producer

  Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films35^th
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  Ouija: Origin of Evil(2016)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  Viral(2016)

  Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  Sinister 2(2015)

  Co-Producer

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story(2015)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Ouija(2014)

  Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films5^th
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  Tower Block(2012)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  Paranormal Activity 4(2012)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Paranormal Activity 3(2011)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films37^th
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  Edgar Floats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Second Assistant Director
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  The Stepfather(2009)

  Second Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films24^th
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  Prom Night(2008)

  Second Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films4^th
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  Vacancy(2007)

  Second Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  Punch-Drunk Love(2002)

  Second Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Deuces Wild(2002)

  Second Second Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films24^th
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  Magnolia(1999)

  Set Production Assistant

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
• The Incredible Edible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Co-Producer

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1999 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

$143M worldwide

Highest rated

Metal Lords (2022)

Midcredits 69^th

Most popular right now

The Forever Purge (2021)

How do James Moran's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22^nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

4814

• Universally Loved1
• Crowd Pleaser4
• Broadly Agreed8
• Mixed14

Most divisive · director

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015)

53^rd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Metal Lords (2022)

Midcredits 69^th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 16 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 Moran's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove 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 James Moran work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Moran's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Blum shares the most, 11.