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J.M. Barrie

J.M. Barrie

Writer · Died June 19, 1937, aged 77 · Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, UK

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about this ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. This play quickly overshadowed his previous work and although he continued to write successfully, it became his best-known work, credited with popularising the name Wendy, which was very uncommon previously. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital, which continues to benefit from them. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sir James Matthew Barrie  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 9, 1860
Died
June 19, 1937 (aged 77)
From
Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, UK
Works as
Writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are J.M. Barrie's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
37%
Self
33%
Society
8%
Morality
7%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 11 · Intense 2

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Joyful
10
Hopeful
7
Romantic
6
Thrilling
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 J.M. Barrie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for J.M. Barrie'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

76 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Captain Hook: The Cursed Tides(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Characters

  • The Lost Daughter(2024)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare(2025)

    Characters · Novel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Peter: The price of youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Characters · Novel

  • Peter Pan & Wendy(2023)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Come Away(2020)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan: The Quest for the Neverbook(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Peter Pan Goes Wrong(2016)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Peter and Wendy(2015)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pan(2015)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast(2014)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan Live!(2014)

    Novel · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy(2014)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Secret of the Wings(2012)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Pixie Hollow Games(2011)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Bell(2008)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan(2003)

    Novel · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Return to Never Land(2002)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan(2000)

    Novel · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hook(1991)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan(1988)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Novel

  • Mary Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • Dear Brutus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • What Every Woman Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Theatre Play

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Novel

  • Late Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Admirable Crichton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Theatre Play

  • Johannisnacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Novel

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Original Story

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Novel · Theatre Play

  • Paradise Lagoon(1957)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Theatre Play

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Novel · Theatre Play

  • Forever Female(1953)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan(1953)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Darling, How Could You!(1951)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Ford Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Quality Street(1937)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • As You Like It(1936)

    treatment · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Novel · Theatre Play

  • What Every Woman Knows(1934)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Charlemagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • The Doctor's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Theatre Play

  • The Doctor's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • The doctor's secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • Le secret du docteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Original Story

  • Seven Days Leave(1930)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Doctor's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • A Kiss for Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Theatre Play

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Novel

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Theatre Play

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Theatre Play

  • What Every Woman Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Theatre Play

  • Sentimental Tommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story

  • The Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay

  • Half an Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Theatre Play

  • The Twelve Pound Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Story

  • Male and Female (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Theatre Play

  • The Admirable Crichton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • What Every Woman Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Screenplay

  • Masks and Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

  • The Real Thing at Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Story

  • The Little Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Novel

  • Rosy Rapture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Novel

  • Poohniverse 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

  • Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

  • Untitled Tinkerbell Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

Career shape

A full career of 75 titles, 72 of them dated from 1913 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Hook (1991)

$301M worldwide

Highest rated

Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Peter Pan (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 75: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting73 of 75: 73 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 75: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew1920s10 · crew1930s10 · crew1940s1 · crew1950s7 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s7 · 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 J.M. Barrie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Peter Pan: The Quest for the Neverbook (2018)

85th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 20 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.

Is J.M. Barrie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles26–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles14–33 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles11–46 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles8–54 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles33–73 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does J.M. Barrie work with?

People who share at least 2 of J.M. Barrie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Bennett shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers