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What are James Kelley's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
23%
Survival
16%
Self
14%
Power
11%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
3
Absurd
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
1
Cold
1
Other
2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Kelley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for James Kelley'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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 5 MovieCove titles from 1961 to 1972.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 5: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 5: 3 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s3 · crew1970s2 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do James Kelley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Kelley work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Kelley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Miller shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers