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James Whitaker

Titles
20movies6TV shows
Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 3 main titles.

Directed
1
title as director
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cobain: Montage of Heck
Cobain: Montage of Heck
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Whitaker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Warfare
    0.6, average 1.2
  • Spiritual
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Nostalgia
    3.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Drama 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Underdog Story 2
  • High Stakes 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Southern Gothic 2
  • Socially Conscious 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Dark Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
TypeAllMovies20
RoleAnyCamera19Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1990s32000s92010s72020s1
GenreAnyDrama13Action7Comedy7Crime4Science Fiction3Romance3Fantasy2Thriller2TV Movie1Adventure1Family1Documentary1Music1Horror1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

2 titles
GoodWatch83
Poster for Cobain: Montage of Heck

Director of Photography

GoodWatch81
Poster for Captain America: Civil War

Second Unit Director of Photography

Good

Score 70 to 79

2 titles
GoodWatch77
Poster for Thank You for Smoking

Director of Photography

Decent

Score 60 to 69

6 titles
GoodWatch68
Poster for The Cooler

Director of Photography

GoodWatch65
Poster for Troop Zero

Director of Photography

GoodWatch64
Poster for On the Edge

Director of Photography

GoodWatch64
Poster for King of California

Director of Photography

GoodWatch63
Poster for The Book of Stars

Director of Photography

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

7 titles
GoodWatch55
Poster for Running Scared

Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator

GoodWatch53
Poster for Let the Devil Wear Black

Director of Photography

GoodWatch42
Poster for Crossing Over

Director of Photography

GoodWatch40
Poster for Stolen

Director of Photography

GoodWatch38
Poster for Pawn Shop Chronicles

Director of Photography

GoodWatch30
Poster for One for the Money

Director of Photography

Not rated yet

3 titles
Poster for 13 Graves

Director of Photography

Poster for Never Never

Director of Photography

Poster for Market Hours

Cinematography