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James Mahoney

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are James Mahoney's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

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

share of theme weight
Survival
52%
Morality
25%
Bonds
10%
Self
4%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Power
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · 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 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Absurd
3
Thrilling
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Mahoney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Subscription and free streaming for James Mahoney'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

27 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Anacondas(2025)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Evil Nun(2025)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Jurassic Reborn(2025)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Pandora: Fire and Ice(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Arctic Armageddon(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Alien: Rubicon(2024)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Twisters(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Exorcists(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Megalodon: The Frenzy(2023)

    First Assistant Director · Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Killer Stepmom(2022)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Triangle(2021)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Planet Dune(2021)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Malicious Motives(2021)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Hostage(2021)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Aquarium of the Dead(2021)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • I Am Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    First Assistant Director

  • Triassic Hunt(2021)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Meteor Moon(2020)

    Second Assistant Director · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Monster Hunters(2020)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Erasing His Past(2019)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Shevenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • A Lie to Die For(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nazi Overlord(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 12 Feet Deep(2017)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Turpin 13: Family Secrets Exposed(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Love or Whatever(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2018 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Twisters (2024)

$40K worldwide

Highest rated

Love or Whatever (2012)

Midcredits 37th

Most popular right now

Devil's Triangle (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 22: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 22: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 22: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew18 of 22: 17 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score2nd

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s18 · 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 Mahoney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 2nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 3rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

1stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 25 titles are Universally Panned.

  • Universally Panned13
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Planet Dune (2021)

66th percentile spread · 81% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Love or Whatever (2012)

Midcredits 37th · 42% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 30/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. 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 Mahoney work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Mahoney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mikel Shane Prather shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles