- Producer, composer, director and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are James Simpson's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 8
Grounded 3 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous3
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 Simpson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Head in the Clouds (2004) · producer · free
- Beowulf & Grendel (2005) · producer · free
- Perfect Creature (2006) · producer · free
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) · producer · free
- Guy X (2005) · producer · free
- A Different Loyalty (2004) · producer · free
- Definition of Fear (2015) · director, writer, producer, composer · free
- The Last Sign (2005) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for James Simpson'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
15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Definition of Fear(2015)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Perfect Creature(2006)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Beowulf & Grendel(2005)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Guy X(2005)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Bailey's Billion$(2005)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Last Sign(2005)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The River King(2005)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Merchant of Venice(2004)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
A Different Loyalty(2004)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Head in the Clouds(2004)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Jericho Mansions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Five Moons Plaza(2003)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Call Me Mister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Raindogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 1986 to 2015.
Biggest box office
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Highest rated
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Most popular right now
Head in the Clouds (2004)
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 Simpson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the sound and music 51/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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.
Is James Simpson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does James Simpson work with?
People who share at least 2 of James Simpson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Piette shares the most, 11.
Actors
- Sean TuckerShared titles: Definition of Fear (2015), Guy X (2005), The Last Sign (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Tucker
- Mimi KuzykShared titles: The Last Sign (2005), A Different Loyalty (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Mimi Kuzyk
- F. Murray AbrahamShared titles: The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), Five Moons Plaza (2003)See all 2 shared titles with F. Murray Abraham
Composers
- Hilmar Örn HilmarssonShared titles: Beowulf & Grendel (2005), Guy X (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Producers
- Jason PietteShared titles: Perfect Creature (2006), Bailey's Billion$ (2005), Beowulf & Grendel (2005), Guy X (2005), The Last Sign (2005), The River King (2005), A Different Loyalty (2004), Head in the Clouds (2004), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Five Moons Plaza (2003)See all 11 shared titles with Jason Piette
- Michael CowanShared titles: Perfect Creature (2006), Bailey's Billion$ (2005), Beowulf & Grendel (2005), Guy X (2005), The Last Sign (2005), The River King (2005), A Different Loyalty (2004), Head in the Clouds (2004), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Five Moons Plaza (2003)See all 11 shared titles with Michael Cowan
- Peter JamesShared titles: Perfect Creature (2006), Bailey's Billion$ (2005), Beowulf & Grendel (2005), Guy X (2005), The Last Sign (2005), The River King (2005), A Different Loyalty (2004), Head in the Clouds (2004), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), The Merchant of Venice (2004)See all 10 shared titles with Peter James
- Alex MarshallShared titles: Bailey's Billion$ (2005), Beowulf & Grendel (2005), Guy X (2005), The Last Sign (2005), The River King (2005), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Five Moons Plaza (2003)See all 7 shared titles with Alex Marshall