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James Cullen Bressack

James Cullen Bressack

Producer, director, writer and actor, also editor · Born February 29, 1992 (34) · Los Angeles, California, USA

James Cullen Bressack is a distinguished American director, producer, and screenwriter specializing in film and television. With an impressive portfolio of twenty-two feature films as a director and one hundred and thirty-six feature films as a producer, his work has garnered releases from prominent studios such as Lionsgate, Sony, Saban, and Cinedigm. His work has also been available to watch on various streaming platforms and networks, including Hulu, Netflix, Tubi, Paramount+, Lifetime, and Animal Planet. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned actors, including Mel Gibson, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Bruce Willis. An award-winning filmmaker, James received two Emmy nominations for production in both 2023 and 2024. At just 33 years old, he boasts 15 years of experience in the industry, having directed his first feature film at the age of 18. He is the son of three-time Emmy Award-winning writer Gordon Bressack and acclaimed voice actress Ellen Gerstell, further underscoring his deep-rooted connection to the arts.

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Born
February 29, 1992 (34)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor, also editor
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 113 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 51% in 30 days

What are James Cullen Bressack's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th 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
Survival
39%
Morality
17%
Self
14%
Bonds
13%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Survival32 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma11 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 70 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 19 · Serious 24 · Dark 27

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

Grounded 50 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 15 · Charged 26 · Intense 29

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 39 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 51 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 30 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 5

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 31 · Affecting 25 · Heavy 14

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

Resolved 47 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
59
Dread
35
Absurd
14
Melancholic
15
Thrilling
14
Other
37

How their films linger

Unsettling41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous28
  • Cyclical4

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 Cullen Bressack's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 62 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (51).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Cullen Bressack'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

113 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cassi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Co-Producer

  • I Have Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • There's A Man Over There(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Based on the Original Night of the Living Dead(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Withering(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Leader(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • They Wait in Shadows(2026)

    Executive Producer

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

  • Boris Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Diary of a Serial Killer(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wicked of Oz(2026)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paranormal Expedition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • House Sitter(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Darkness of Man(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Speed Train(2025)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Workout(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Glitch

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Creeper in the Woods(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Penance(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scissors(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Four. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Three Dead Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Man in the Blue Suit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Finger Licking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Reptilians(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Stupid Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Operation Blood Hunt(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Washerwoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Visitors from Hell: Paranormal Horror Stories(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Near(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Flood(2023)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Bad Connection(2023)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Breakout(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Blood Harvest(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Fearway(2023)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Follows(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murder, Anyone?(2022)

    Director · Producer · as The Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Frost(2022)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Lizard People: The Truth About Reptilians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Mike & Fred vs The Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Dawn(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hot Seat(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Sally Floss: Digital Detective(2022)

    Director · Casting · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tales from the Other Side(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Hacker: Trust No One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Battle for Saipan(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Maneater(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Of the Devil(2022)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Sawed Off(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fortress(2021)

    Director · as Balzary's Driver

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Survive the Game(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Death Rider in the House of Vampires(2021)

    Producer · as Robed Man

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Fast Vengeance(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Captors(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • For Jennifer(2018)

    Characters · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Homeward(2020)

    as Barl Lightspinner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Call(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Law(2019)

    Director · Producer · as Stoner

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Blood Craft(2019)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Verotika(2019)

    Producer · as Passerby

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer · as Party Wolf

  • The Final Wish(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • LA's Most Haunted(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Outsider(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Virus of the Dead(2018)

    Director · Writer · as Jake (segment "Routine Stop")

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dick Dickster(2018)

    as M. Lewinsky

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Limelight(2017)

    Director · Producer · as Hollywood Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Get Married or Die(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gangster Land(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Circus Kane(2017)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • From Jennifer(2017)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • CarGo(2017)

    Director · Writer · as Don Carleone / Smokey Car (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hickok(2017)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Death Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Thanks · as Matt

  • Bethany(2017)

    Director · Casting · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Altitude(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Dark Tales(2017)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • If Looks Could Kill(2016)

    Director · Screenplay · as Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness(2015)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Killer Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Johnny Seafoam Waves Greengrass III aka Kyle

  • Grindsploitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • 2 Jennifer(2016)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as James

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Restoration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay

  • Arlo: The Burping Pig(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sadistic Eroticism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Pernicious(2014)

    Director · Story · Writer · as Bar Patron

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Auteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • The Condo(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Treasure Chest of Horrors 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • To Jennifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Steven

  • 13/13/13(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fork You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Luke

  • Theatre of the Deranged II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Treasure Chest of Horrors II(2013)

    Producer · as Brother Pot (Host Segment)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • White Crack Bastard(2013)

    Director · as Crack Head

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hate Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Casting Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Theatre of the Deranged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • I Was a Teenage Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mark

  • My Pure Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Claustrophobia(2011)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Curse of Blanchard Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Bucharest Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Complex, Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Frost Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Fuggedaboudit! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Hellmask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Kaet Might Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Only Seven Days... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Sara Sarita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Green River Hauntings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Unfelt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 93 titles, 82 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Call (2020)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Survive the Game (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 93: 6 only acting, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score12thDirecting31 of 93: 7 only directing, 24 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thWriting27 of 93: 5 only writing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thProducing64 of 93: 41 only producing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thCinematography3 of 93: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 93: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 93: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

93 titles, 34 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s38 · 17 acting · 33 crew2020s43 · 6 acting · 42 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do James Cullen Bressack's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 72; across their 70 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 70

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th59

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 72 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned6
  • Divisive18
  • Cult Classic4
  • Mixed42

Most divisive · actor, director

Fortress (2021)

98th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Leader (2026)

Midcredits 83rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 40/100 and the pacing 29/100 in their films, across 51 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 Cullen Bressack's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles49–77 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles14–56 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles54–76 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles43–62 · median 51 · 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 James Cullen Bressack work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Cullen Bressack's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jarrett Furst shares the most, 27.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles