Production
James Schamus
- Titles
- 70movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2019 and 2026 with 2 main titles each.
- Directed
- 5titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Historical3.8average 2.6
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Mystery2.7, average 4.1
- Adrenaline3.9, average 5.1
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Crime2.9, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Social Commentary 3
- Coming of Age 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- LGBTQ+ Themes 2
- Cultural Clash 2
- Emotional Complexity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ang LeeEditorHulk, Lust, Caution, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Taking Woodstock, +4 more
Tim SquyresEditorHulk, Lust, Caution, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Taking Woodstock, +4 more
Lung SihungActorCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Eat Drink Man Woman, The Wedding Banquet, Pushing Hands
Frederick ElmesCinematographerHulk, The Ice Storm, Ride with the Devil- JJong LinCinematographerEat Drink Man Woman, The Wedding Banquet, Pushing Hands
Wang HuilingWriterLust, Caution, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Eat Drink Man Woman
Joan ChenActorLust, Caution, The Wedding Banquet
Jeanne Kuo ChangActorThe Wedding Banquet, Pushing Hands
Logan LermanActorIndignation, College Republicans
Winston ChaoActorEat Drink Man Woman, The Wedding Banquet
Tobey MaguireActorThe Ice Storm, Ride with the Devil
Danny ElfmanComposerHulk, Taking Woodstock
Movies and TV shows
242020s
4 titles · average score 67
69
We Grown Now (2024)
Executive Producer
49
McVeigh (2024)
Executive Producer
69
The Assistant (2020)
Producer
83
Driveways (2020)
Producer
2010s
6 titles · average score 59
27
Furlough (2018)
Executive Producer
66
Casting JonBenet (2017)
Producer
58
Dayveon (2017)
Executive Producer
74
Indignation (2016)
Screenplay, Producer
58
Alone in Berlin (2016)
Producer
68
Suffragette (2015)
Executive Producer
2000s
3 titles · average score 69
72
Lust, Caution (2007)
Screenplay, Executive Producer
83
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Producer
53
Hulk (2003)
Screenplay, Producer
1990s
11 titles · average score 75
67
Ride with the Devil (1999)
Producer, Screenplay
80
Happiness (1998)
Executive Producer
72
The Ice Storm (1997)
Producer, Screenplay
85
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Co-Producer
76
Safe (1995)
Executive Producer
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1995)
Producer
82
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Screenplay, Associate Producer
68
What Happened Was... (1994)
Executive Producer
79
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Producer, Writer
60
Ambition (1992)
Producer
78
Pushing Hands (1991)
Writer, Executive Producer