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Jim O'Brien

Career

Active from 1970 to 2026, with a break from 2001 to 2025, busiest in 1977 and 1986 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Monocled Mutineer
The Monocled Mutineer
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • British Social Realism 3
  • Anthology Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Political Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Bringing Dad Home
Bringing Dad Home (2026)

as Gene

2000s

1 title · average score 56
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1990s

2 titles
Beyond Reason
Beyond Reason (1995)

Director

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs (1993)

Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 55
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

They Call Me Bruce?
They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
GoodWatch score 51

as In-Mate #4

Jake's End
Jake's End (1982)

Director

Shadows on Our Skin
Shadows on Our Skin (1980)

Director

1970s

2 titles
Another Day
Another Day (1978)

Director

Black Future
Black Future (1977)

Director, Producer