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James Kennaway

Writer · Died December 21, 1968, aged 40 · Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Born
June 5, 1928
Died
December 21, 1968 (aged 40)
From
Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Works as
Writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are James Kennaway's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
3
Absurd
1

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2

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 Kennaway's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for James Kennaway'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

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dollar Bottom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Short Story

  • Brotherly Love(1970)

    Novel · Screenplay · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Battle of Britain(1969)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Mind Benders(1963)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Tunes of Glory(1960)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Violent Playground(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1958 to 1981.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing7 of 7: 7 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s4 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s1 · 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 Kennaway's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 6 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 Kennaway work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Kennaway's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Basil Dearden shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers