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James Flynn

James Flynn

Producer · Died February 11, 2023, aged 57 · Kilmacud, Ireland

Oscar nominee

James Flynn was an Irish film and television producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 21, 1965
Died
February 11, 2023 (aged 57)
From
Kilmacud, Ireland
Works as
Producer
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 60 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 15% in 30 days

What are James Flynn's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Animation 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
Self
27%
Bonds
25%
Morality
18%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 9 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 17 · Intense 14

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

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 21 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 18

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Melancholic
25
Hopeful
14
Romantic
9
Dread
9
Other
34

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic7
  • 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 Flynn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Flynn'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

60 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Silver and the Book of Dreams(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Banshees of Inisherin(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Vikings: Valhalla(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer · In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Disenchanted(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Redemption(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Duel(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer

  • Greta(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cecilia Ahern: Ein Moment fürs Leben(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Unforgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Tomato Red: Blood Money(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Clean Break(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Penny Dreadful(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Calvary(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Love, Rosie(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Ice Cream Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Co-Producer

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 49 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Life of Crime(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia(2012)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 29 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Love/Hate(2010)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • As If I Am Not There(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ondine(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Leap Year(2010)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Shine of Rainbows(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Father & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Secret of Kells(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Cherrybomb(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dorothy Mills(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Mister Lonely(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Northanger Abbey(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Tudors(2007)

    Show 28 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Becoming Jane(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kitchen(2007)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • My Boy Jack(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • P.S. I Love You(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tristan + Isolde(2006)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Rory O'Shea Was Here(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Cowboys & Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • King Arthur(2004)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ella Enchanted(2004)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Veronica Guerin(2003)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Return(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Reign of Fire(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • What Miro Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • H3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Not Afraid, Not Afraid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • An Everlasting Piece(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Yesterday's Children(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    Co-Producer

  • St. Patrick: The Irish Legend(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Angela's Ashes(1999)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Secret Affair(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The General(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Her Own Rules(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1998 to 2024.

Biggest box office

King Arthur (2004)

$204M worldwide

Highest rated

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Last Duel (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing49 of 49: 48 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew1 of 49: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s27 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s6 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for an Oscar in 2010, Best Short Film, Live Action.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do James Flynn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Kitchen (2007)

76th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

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 Flynn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles15–81 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles16–57 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles10–76 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles10–56 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles12–69 · median 47 · 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 James Flynn work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Flynn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morgan O'Sullivan shares the most, 29.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles