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James Honeyborne

Producer and director, also writer · Born August 7, 1970 (56)

Born
August 7, 1970 (56)
Works as
Producer and director, also writer
Titles
15 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are James Honeyborne's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
39%
Survival
27%
Society
19%
Bonds
11%
Power
3%
Self
2%
Nature9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
11
Warm
8
Hopeful
3
Joyful
3
Thrilling
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

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 Honeyborne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Honeyborne'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, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Our Oceans(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Living with Leopards(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Our Living World(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Island of the Sea Wolves(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Our Great National Parks(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Earth's Great Rivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kingdoms of the Sky(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Oceans: Our Blue Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Blue Planet II(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Earth: One Amazing Day(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kingdoms of the Sky(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Science grand format (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Wonders of the Monsoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Africa(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Afrique Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Madagascar(2011)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Wildest Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • The Meerkats(2008)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Weird Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Supernatural: Unseen Power of Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Our Water World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • The Real Finding Nemo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 21 of them dated from 1999 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Blue Planet II (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Our Living World (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 23: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 23: 3 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 23: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing17 of 23: 17 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stOther crew1 of 23: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s10 · crew2020s6 · 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 Honeyborne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9

Most divisive · producer

Kingdoms of the Sky (2018)

78th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Blue Planet II (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 40. 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 James Honeyborne work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Honeyborne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Meech shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles