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James Bamford

James Bamford

Director and producer, also writer · Born February 26, 1967 (59) · Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

James Bamford was born on 26 February 1967 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Elysium (2013), Watchmen (2009) and The Butterfly Effect (2004).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 26, 1967 (59)
From
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 93 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are James Bamford's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
Morality
34%
Survival
19%
Bonds
19%
Self
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Society
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
7
Dread
5
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous7

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 Bamford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 64 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Bamford'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

93 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Internship(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Last Gunfight(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • High Ground(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Hunting Party(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Man with No Past(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Utopia(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hard Home(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Land(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Jade(2025)

    Director · Casting · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Air Force One Down(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Luther: The Fallen Sun(2023)

    as Callum Aldrich

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Superman & Lois(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Batwoman(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Army of One(2016)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Death Do Us Part(2014)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Elysium(2013)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Concrete Blondes(2013)

    as Biker Gangster

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Maximum Conviction(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · as Gunman #2

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Ek Tha Tiger(2012)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Philadelphia Experiment(2012)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Alcatraz(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as White Inmate

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • In the Name of the King: Two Worlds(2011)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Killing Game(2011)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as The Black Knight

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Apollo 18(2011)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Thug #2

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Frankie & Alice(2010)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hunt to Kill(2010)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Final Storm(2010)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Tooth Fairy(2010)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 2012(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Stargate Universe(2009)

    Show 40 episodes · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Rampage(2009)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Watchmen(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Murphy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate: Continuum(2008)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The X Files: I Want to Believe(2008)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stargate: The Ark of Truth(2008)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Trick 'r Treat(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Things We Lost in the Fire(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • War(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Fallen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Powers Angel

  • A Dog's Breakfast(2007)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Black Christmas(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Eragon(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Man About Town(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 4(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Best Friends(2005)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Blade: Trinity(2004)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Catwoman(2004)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 100 episodes · Stunt Coordinator · as Athosian (Uncredited) · as Male Wraith

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Connie and Carla(2004)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed(2004)

    Martial Arts Choreographer · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Butterfly Effect(2004)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 3(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Jake 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 16 episodes · Stunts

  • X2: X-Men United(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • House of the Dead(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Punch(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever(2002)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Reign of Fire(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dead in a Heartbeat(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jeremiah(2002)

    Show 35 episodes · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Little Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Stunts

  • Pasadena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · Stunt Coordinator

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Stunt Double

  • Class Warfare(2001)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Say It Isn't So(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Chain of Fools(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Head Over Heels(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Crash and Byrnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunts

  • Special Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • The 6th Day(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 9 episodes · Stunt Coordinator

  • Get Carter(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sole Survivor(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Used to Be Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Driver

  • Final Destination(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mission to Mars(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tail Lights Fade(1999)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Futuresport(1998)

    Utility Stunts · as Downzoner

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Behind the Mask(1999)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 8 episodes · Stunts

  • Every Mother's Worst Fear(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Invader(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Bounty Hunters(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Ray

Career shape

A full career of 93 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Hunting Party (2025)

Midcredits 41st

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 93: 10 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting14 of 93: 11 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score14thWriting1 of 93: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 93: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew70 of 93: 67 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

93 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s9 · 2 acting · 8 crew2000s52 · 4 acting · 49 crew2010s19 · 6 acting · 14 crew2020s13 · 1 acting · 12 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 Bamford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 70; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th38

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 82 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned10
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · director

Batwoman (2019)

90th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stargate: Atlantis (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 44/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 9 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.

Is James Bamford's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does James Bamford work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Bamford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Paul shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers