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Production

James Schamus

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2019 and 2026 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Schamus Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.8, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.8, average 3.6
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Emotional Complexity 3
  • Coming of Age 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • LGBTQ+ Themes 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • Slow-Burn Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Chicken Delight
Chicken Delight

Producer

Fatale
Fatale

Producer

The Spacesuit
The Spacesuit

Producer

2020s

8 titles · average score 61
Son-in-Law
Son-in-Law (2026)
GoodWatch score 38

Producer, Writer

The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Screenplay

We Grown Now
We Grown Now (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

McVeigh
McVeigh (2024)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

Script Consultant

The King's Daughter
The King's Daughter (2022)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

The Assistant
The Assistant (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Driveways
Driveways (2020)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer

2010s

12 titles · average score 57
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)

Director

The Tomorrow Man
The Tomorrow Man (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

Adam
Adam (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

Frames
Frames (2019)

as Narrator (voice)

Furlough
Furlough (2018)
GoodWatch score 27

Executive Producer

Dayveon
Dayveon (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer

Casting JonBenet
Casting JonBenet (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

Indignation
Indignation (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Junction 48
Junction 48 (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer

Suffragette
Suffragette (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer

That Film About Money
That Film About Money (2014)

Producer, Writer

2000s

8 titles · average score 67
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Producer

Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer

Hulk
Hulk (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Producer

Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer

Auto Focus
Auto Focus (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer

Tortilla Soup
Tortilla Soup (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Film Writer

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Executive Producer

1990s

28 titles · average score 69
Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Producer

Happiness
Happiness (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Screenplay

The Myth of Fingerprints
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

Executive Producer

Office Killer
Office Killer (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

Executive Producer

She's the One
She's the One (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

Co-Producer

Safe
Safe (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Executive Producer

Eat Drink Man Woman
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

Associate Producer, Screenplay

The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Producer

Pushing Hands
Pushing Hands (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Executive Producer

Poison
Poison (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer