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James Dashner

James Dashner

Writer · Born November 26, 1972 (53) · Austell, Georgia, USA

James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Many of his books are primarily aimed at children or young adults. He is best known for The Maze Runner series and the young adult fantasy series The 13th Reality. His 2008 novel The Journal of Curious Letters, first in the series, was one of the annual Borders Original Voices picks. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Dashner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1972 (53)
From
Austell, Georgia, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are James Dashner's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
1

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 Dashner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for James Dashner'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

5 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rainy Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Maze Runner(2014)

    Novel · as Lab Tech (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Untitled Maze Runner Reboot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles, 4 of them dated from 2014 to 2023.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 5: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 5: 3 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 5: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do James Dashner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 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 3

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

99thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3

Reviewers score the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 49, detractors 19. 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 James Dashner's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does James Dashner work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Dashner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wes Ball shares the most, 3.

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