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Jim Stark

Jim Stark

Producer and actor, also writer

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Works as
Producer and actor, also writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Jim Stark's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th 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
Self
27%
Power
15%
Survival
15%
Bonds
13%
Society
13%
Morality
12%
Ideas
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 18

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 14

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 8

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 6

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 10 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 15

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 11

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
16
Absurd
13
Contemplative
12
Warm
8
Other
24

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2

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 Jim Stark's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jim Stark'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

50 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Árru(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Campeón Gabacho(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Not Not Jazz(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Owner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Inside(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Night(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Seduction(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Triangle of Sadness(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Middle Man(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Prayers for the Stolen(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Alma(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Treasure City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • The 11th Green(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Whistlers(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Operative(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Birds of Passage(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Our Time(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Foxtrot(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Untamed(2016)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Semana Santa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Mirage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Co-Producer · Writer

  • In Search of Livingstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Hilda(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Pier(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Zenith(2010)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Factotum(2005)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Love(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Skagafjördur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Homework (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Quickie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Co-Producer

  • The Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • I'll Take You There(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cannes Man(1996)

    as Betting Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Doom Generation(1995)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Synthetic Pleasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Production Consultant

  • Cold Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • In the Soup(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Living End(1992)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Night on Earth(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Keep It for Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • One Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Gangster

  • Mystery Train(1989)

    Producer · as Pall Bearer #1

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Coffee and Cigarettes II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Coffee and Cigarettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Down by Law(1986)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sleepwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Detective

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1986 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Night on Earth (1991)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 39: 4 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 39: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing34 of 39: 29 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew1 of 39: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

39 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew1990s11 · 3 acting · 8 crew2000s5 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s8 · 1 acting · 8 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 Independent Spirit Award in 1990, Best Feature.

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 Jim Stark's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Campeón Gabacho (2026)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Night on Earth (1991)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Jim Stark's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles8–73 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles33–71 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles47–84 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles39–77 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles15–62 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most 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 Jim Stark work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jim Stark's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Wechsler shares the most, 12.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles