
James Burgess
- Cinematographer and editor
- 14 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are James Burgess' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
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
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- 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).
- Badge of Faith (2015) · cinematographer · free
- Pilgrim's Progress (2008) · cinematographer, editor · free
- The Challenger Disaster (2019) · cinematographer · free
- Fearless Faith (2020) · editor · free
- Pursuit of Freedom (2022) · cinematographer, editor · free
- The Potential Inside (2010) · cinematographer · free
- The Widow's Might (2009) · cinematographer · free
- Washington's Armor (2022) · cinematographer · free
- Escape from Hell (2000) · cinematographer · free
- Bad Men Must Bleed (2025) · cinematographer · free
- Summer Rain (2024) · cinematographer · free
- Second Glance (1992) · assistant editor · free
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- Badge of Faith (2015) · cinematographer
- The Challenger Disaster (2019) · cinematographer
- Fearless Faith (2020) · editor
- Pursuit of Freedom (2022) · cinematographer, editor
- The Potential Inside (2010) · cinematographer
- The Widow's Might (2009) · cinematographer
- Washington's Armor (2022) · cinematographer
- Bad Men Must Bleed (2025) · cinematographer
- Summer Rain (2024) · cinematographer
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)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Summer Rain(2024)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Pursuit of Freedom(2022)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Washington's Armor(2022)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Fearless Faith(2020)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Challenger Disaster(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Reliant(2019)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Badge of Faith(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Cry(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Potential Inside(2010)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Widow's Might(2009)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Pilgrim's Progress(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Escape from Hell(2000)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Second Glance(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Appointment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1991 to 2026.

Biggest box office
The Reliant (2019)

Highest rated
Pilgrim's Progress (2008)

Most popular right now
Bad Men Must Bleed (2025)
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.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 14 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive11
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed2
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.
Directors
- Danny CarralesShared titles: Pilgrim's Progress (2008), Escape from Hell (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Carrales

Actors
- Willie MellinaShared titles: Bad Men Must Bleed (2025), Washington's Armor (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Willie Mellina

- Scott FulmerShared titles: Fearless Faith (2020), The Challenger Disaster (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Fulmer

- Don BrooksShared titles: The Potential Inside (2010), Escape from Hell (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Don Brooks
- Daniel KruseShared titles: Pilgrim's Progress (2008), Escape from Hell (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Kruse
Producers
- Keith RushingShared titles: Fearless Faith (2020), The Challenger Disaster (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Keith Rushing
