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James Burgess

James Burgess

Cinematographer and editor

Works as
Cinematographer and editor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 45% in 30 days

What are James Burgess' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Hopeful
8
Tense
6
Cathartic
3
Contemplative
2
Other
6

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 James Burgess' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Subscription and free streaming for James Burgess' 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

15 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bad Men Must Bleed(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Summer Rain(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Pursuit of Freedom(2022)

    Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Washington's Armor(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Fearless Faith(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Challenger Disaster(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Reliant(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Badge of Faith(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Cry(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Potential Inside(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Widow's Might(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Pilgrim's Progress(2008)

    Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Escape from Hell(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Second Glance(1992)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The Appointment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Assistant Editor · Editor · Production Consultant

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1991 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography4 of 6: 3 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 6: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 6: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s2 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do James Burgess' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Burgess work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Burgess' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Carrales shares the most, 2.

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Producers