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James Ryan

James Ryan

Actor and editor, also director · Born November 20, 1987 (38) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

James Ryan is an editor, known for The Croods: A New Age (2020) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1987 (38)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor and editor, also director
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 19 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are James Ryan's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
34%
Morality
17%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
4
Tense
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2

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 Ryan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Ryan'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

19 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Forgotten Island(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Trolls Band Together(2023)

    as Mount Rageous Stage Manager (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish(2022)

    Editor · as Little Jack Audience Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Guys(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Boss Baby: Family Business(2021)

    as Story Bear (Connie) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dear Diary: World's First Pranks(2021)

    Editor · Story

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Croods: A New Age(2020)

    Editor · as Sash (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie(2017)

    Thanks · as Mime (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Boss Baby(2017)

    Editor · Thanks · as Story Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Turbo(2013)

    Editor · as Phil / Plant Worker / Takao Noguchi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Madly Madagascar(2013)

    Editor · as Pilot / Dik Dik / Dik Dik #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shrek Forever After(2010)

    as Villager Fan #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Merry Madagascar(2009)

    Editor · as Additional Lemurs (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Shark Tale(2004)

    as Cashier / Oyster / Clown Whale (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Evil Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Home Alone(1990)

    as Stock Boy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Kill Reflex(1989)

    as Cameron Gillespe

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1990 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Boss Baby (2017)

$528M worldwide

Highest rated

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Forgotten Island (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 16: 5 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting1 of 16: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing8 of 16: 1 only editing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew4 of 16: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

16 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and editing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s5 · 5 acting · 4 crew2020s7 · 4 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do James Ryan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Kill Reflex (1989)

70th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, editor

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Ryan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles33–43 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–52 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles19–36 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles11–30 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles30–60 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Ryan work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Ryan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Crawford shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers