- Writer, director and producer
- 3 on MovieCove
What are James O'Brien's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 O'Brien's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for James O'Brien'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
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
The Night They Came Home(2024)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Western Religion(2015)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Hyperfutura(2013)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2013 to 2024.
How do James O'Brien's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Who does James O'Brien work with?
People who share at least 2 of James O'Brien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morgan Schmidt shares the most, 2.
Composers and cinematographers
- Morgan SchmidtShared titles: The Night They Came Home (2024), Western Religion (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Morgan Schmidt
- Ram KhatShared titles: The Night They Came Home (2024), Western Religion (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ram Khat
Mixed roles
- Scott DonovanShared titles: Western Religion (2015), Hyperfutura (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Donovan
