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Portrait of James Neilson

Directing

James Neilson

Titles
21movies18TV shows
Career

Active from 1952 to 2008, with a break from 1977 to 2007, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Directed
39
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Neilson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.6
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Americana 5
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Gentle Humor 3
  • Moral Lessons 3
  • Crime 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Traditional Storytelling 2
  • Mid-Century Americana 2
  • Low-Stakes Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
RoleAnyDirecting21Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s51960s141970s12000s1
GenreAnyFamily10Comedy6Adventure5Drama5TV Movie4Western3Thriller3Music2Science Fiction1Fantasy1Action1War1Crime1Mystery1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title

1970s

1 title
Tom Sawyer

Writer, Director

1960s

14 titles · average score 58
All 14 titles from the 1960s

1950s

5 titles · average score 55