From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Melkonian is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote and directed the films The Stoned Age and Jerky Boys: The Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Melkonian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director and writer, also producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are James Melkonian's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Melkonian's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for James Melkonian'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
8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Jerky Boys(1995)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Stöned Age(1994)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Gunrunner(1989)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
No Retreat, No Surrender(1986)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Godzilla 1985(1985)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Making Contact(1985)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Aquaman: The Cast of the Angler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1984 to 1995.
How do James Melkonian's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 4 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 Melkonian work with?
People who share at least 2 of James Melkonian's MovieCove titles; Rich Wilkes shares the most, 2.
- Rich WilkesShared titles: The Jerky Boys (1995), The Stöned Age (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Rich Wilkes
- Carl ColpaertShared titles: The Gunrunner (1989), Making Contact (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Colpaert
