James "Jim" Sharman (born March 12, 1945) is an Australian director and writer for film and stage with over 70 productions to his credit. He is renowned in Australia for his work as a theatre director since the 1960s, but is probably best known internationally as the director of the 1973 theatrical hit The Rocky Horror Show, its film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and the film's follow-up Shock Treatment (1981).
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 12, 1945 (81)
- Sydney, Australia
- Director and writer, also actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Known for
What are Jim Sharman's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
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 Sharman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Jim Sharman'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
7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Andy X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Shock Treatment(1981)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Night, the Prowler(1978)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Summer of Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1972 to 2016.
How do Jim Sharman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Who does Jim Sharman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jim Sharman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard O'Brien shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Richard O'BrienShared titles: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016), Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005), Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Richard O'Brien
Actors
- Charles GrayShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Gray
- Nell CampbellShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Nell Campbell
- Patricia QuinnShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Patricia Quinn
Producers
- Lou AdlerShared titles: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016), Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Lou Adler
- John GoldstoneShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with John Goldstone
- Michael WhiteShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Michael White
