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James Wong

James Wong

Writer, producer and director, also actor · Born April 20, 1959 (67) · Hong Kong, China

James 'Jim' Wong (born April 20, 1959) is a Hongkongese-American television producer, writer, and film director notable for his screen works of The X-Files, Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Final Destination, The One, and the remakes of Willard and Black Christmas along with writing partner Glen Morgan.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 20, 1959 (67)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Writer, producer and director, also actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are James Wong's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove 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

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Survival
26%
Morality
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Bonds
7%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Thrilling
3
Cold
3
Contemplative
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Wong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Wong'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

26 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Almost Paradise(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Rosemary's Baby(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Executive Consultant · Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Transcend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bao Jin

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 78 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Tower Prep(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Event(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Dragonball: Evolution(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Black Christmas(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Final Destination 3(2006)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Willard(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The One(2001)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Final Destination(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • The Wonder Cabinet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Skip Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 67 episodes · Producer · Writer

  • Space: Above and Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 23 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 16 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show Creator

  • Booker(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Boys Next Door(1985)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Trick or Treat(1986)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rise of the Empress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1986 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Final Destination 3 (2006)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

Tower Prep (2010)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Final Destination 3 (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 25: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting9 of 25: 2 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting17 of 25: 4 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing10 of 25: 3 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew4 of 25: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

25 titles, 13 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s1 · crew

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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do James Wong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Black Christmas (2006)

65th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The X-Files (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 8 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.

Is James Wong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles51–94 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles29–63 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles33–82 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles7–47 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles48–86 · median 86 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Wong work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Wong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Glen Morgan shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers