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James McBride

James McBride

Writer, also actor · Born September 11, 1957 (69) · New York City, New York, USA

James McBride (born September 11, 1957) is an American writer and musician. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird. Description above from the Wikipedia article James McBride (writer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 11, 1957 (69)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, also actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are James McBride's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Ideas
21%
Bonds
16%
Survival
11%
Self
8%
Society
8%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

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 McBride's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for James McBride'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

3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Good Lord Bird(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · Novel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Red Hook Summer(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 3 titles from 2008 to 2020.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing3 of 3: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 3: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

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

Who does James McBride work with?

People who share at least 2 of James McBride's MovieCove titles; Spike Lee shares the most, 2.