James Richardson is a film producer. In 2002, he co-founded the British film and television production company Vertigo Films with Allan Niblo. Richardson previously worked for Pagoda Films.
Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, also writer
- 31 on Motif · 33 credits in all
What are James Richardson's films like?
Across their 27 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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 2 · Earnest 24
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 7 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 14
Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 6
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 7
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2
Casual 11 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8
Resolved 19 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous5
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 Richardson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 31 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).
- It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) · producer · free
- The Business (2005) · producer · free
- StreetDance 3D (2010) · producer · free
- The Sweeney (2012) · producer · free
- The Firm (2009) · producer · free
- StreetDance 2 (2012) · producer · free
- Walking on Sunshine (2014) · producer · free
- Kill Command (2016) · producer · free
- Outlaw (2007) · producer · free
- Pusher (2012) · producer · free
- Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011) · producer · free
- Sword of Vengeance (2015) · producer · free
- +3 more
- Britannia (2017) · writer
- StreetDance 3D (2010) · producer · free
- The Sweeney (2012) · producer
- All Stars (2013) · producer
- The Firm (2009) · producer
- StreetDance 2 (2012) · producer
- Kill Command (2016) · producer
- Outlaw (2007) · producer
- Mammals (2022) · writer, producer
- Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011) · producer
- Sword of Vengeance (2015) · producer
- Magnolia Selects, show their 3 titles on Magnolia Selects
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their 3 titles on Warriors & Gangsters
- Lionsgate+, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their 2 titles on Monsters and Nightmares
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- Hi-YAH!, show their title on Hi-YAH!
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Kino Film Collection, show their title on Kino Film Collection
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for James Richardson'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
33 credits, 31 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Spider Island(2026)
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
Mammals(2022)
Motif score: 16th percentile of all shows
Britannia(2017)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows
Kill Command(2016)
Motif score: 29th percentile of all films
The Squad(2015)
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
Sword of Vengeance(2015)
Motif score: 10th percentile of all films
Monsters: Dark Continent(2014)
Motif score: 5th percentile of all films
Walking on Sunshine(2014)
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
Motif score: 4th percentile of all films
Hammer of the Gods(2013)
Motif score: 9th percentile of all films
All Stars(2013)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
The Sweeney(2012)
Motif score: 40th percentile of all films
What If (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
StreetDance 2(2012)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
Pusher(2012)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Facility(2012)
Motif score: 9th percentile of all films
A Night in the Woods(2011)
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
Horrid Henry: The Movie(2011)
Motif score: 13th percentile of all films
Monsters(2010)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
StreetDance 3D(2010)
Motif score: 48th percentile of all films
Public Sex(2009)
Motif score: 7th percentile of all films
The Firm(2009)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
Ajami(2009)
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Bronson(2008)
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Children(2008)
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films
Faintheart(2008)
Motif score: 49th percentile of all films
The Killing Gene(2007)
Motif score: 28th percentile of all films
Outlaw(2007)
Motif score: 28th percentile of all films
The Business(2005)
Motif score: 68th percentile of all films
It's All Gone Pete Tong(2004)
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Football Factory(2004)
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2001)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all filmsCritterz (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 2001 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do James Richardson's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 29; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 31 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 James Richardson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity 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 Richardson work with?
People who share at least 2 of James Richardson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allan Niblo shares the most, 25.
Directors
- Nick LoveShared titles: Kill Command (2016), The Squad (2015), Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), All Stars (2013), The Sweeney (2012), A Night in the Woods (2011), Monsters (2010), The Firm (2009), Bronson (2008), Faintheart (2008), The Children (2008), Outlaw (2007) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Nick Love
- Dania PasquiniShared titles: Walking on Sunshine (2014), StreetDance 2 (2012), StreetDance 3D (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Dania Pasquini
- Max GiwaShared titles: Walking on Sunshine (2014), StreetDance 2 (2012), StreetDance 3D (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Max Giwa
- Nick MooreShared titles: Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014), Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Moore
Writers
- Brock Norman BrockShared titles: Public Sex (2009), Bronson (2008), The Children (2008), The Killing Gene (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Brock Norman Brock
- John HodgeShared titles: The Squad (2015), The Sweeney (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Hodge
Actors
- Neil MaskellShared titles: Pusher (2012), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), The Football Factory (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Neil Maskell
- Paul KayeShared titles: Pusher (2012), The Killing Gene (2007), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Kaye
- Danny DyerShared titles: Outlaw (2007), The Business (2005), The Football Factory (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Dyer
- Scoot McNairyShared titles: Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), A Night in the Woods (2011), Monsters (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Scoot McNairy
Cinematographers and editors
- Stuart GazzardShared titles: The Firm (2009), Outlaw (2007), The Business (2005), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), The Football Factory (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Stuart Gazzard
- Simon DennisShared titles: Kill Command (2016), Pusher (2012), The Sweeney (2012), A Night in the Woods (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Simon Dennis
- Sam McCurdyShared titles: StreetDance 2 (2012), Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), StreetDance 3D (2010), Outlaw (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Sam McCurdy
- Tim MurrellShared titles: StreetDance 2 (2012), StreetDance 3D (2010), The Children (2008), The Killing Gene (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Tim Murrell
Producers
- Allan NibloShared titles: Kill Command (2016), The Squad (2015), Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014), Walking on Sunshine (2014), All Stars (2013), Pusher (2012), StreetDance 2 (2012), The Facility (2012), The Sweeney (2012), A Night in the Woods (2011), Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011) and 13 moreSee newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Allan Niblo
- Rupert PrestonShared titles: Kill Command (2016), Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014), All Stars (2013), Pusher (2012), The Facility (2012), The Sweeney (2012), Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), Monsters (2010), Ajami (2009), Public Sex (2009), The Firm (2009) and 8 moreSee newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Rupert Preston
- Rob MorganShared titles: Public Sex (2009), Bronson (2008), Faintheart (2008), The Children (2008), Outlaw (2007), The Killing Gene (2007), The Business (2005), It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)See all 8 shared titles with Rob Morgan
- Caroline LevyShared titles: Walking on Sunshine (2014), Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), The Firm (2009), Faintheart (2008), Outlaw (2007)See all 5 shared titles with Caroline Levy
Mixed roles
- Gareth EdwardsShared titles: Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), Monsters (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Gareth Edwards
- Nicolas Winding RefnShared titles: Pusher (2012), Bronson (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Winding Refn
