Portrait of James Gray

Directing

James Gray

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2019 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Two Lovers
Two Lovers
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Gray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Visually Stunning 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Russian Mafia 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises

Director

Untitled James Gray Film
Untitled James Gray Film

Director, Writer

Mayday 109
Mayday 109

Screenplay, Director

Ezekiel Moss
Ezekiel Moss

Director, Screenplay

Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings

Director

2020s

4 titles · average score 62
Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger (2026)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Producer

Short Cuts: James Gray's "We Own the Night"
Short Cuts: James Gray's "We Own the Night" (2026)

Original Film Writer

Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Writer

Windfall
Windfall (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

Thanks

2010s

11 titles · average score 67
Ad Astra
Ad Astra (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Producer

Diane
Diane (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

Thanks

Le Nozze di Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro (2019)

Director, Stage Director

The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

Swift Current
Swift Current (2016)

Executive Producer

Afro-Woman: 2016 CE
Afro-Woman: 2016 CE (2016)

Thanks

The Rover
The Rover (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

Thanks

The Immigrant
The Immigrant (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Producer

Blood Ties
Blood Ties (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Lucky Boy
Lucky Boy (2011)

Thanks

I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

Thanks

2000s

3 titles · average score 66
Two Lovers
Two Lovers (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

We Own the Night
We Own the Night (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

The Yards
The Yards (2000)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

1990s

3 titles · average score 62
Little Odessa
Little Odessa (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

Mr. Petrified Forrest
Mr. Petrified Forrest (1992)

Editor

Cowboys and Angels
Cowboys and Angels (1991)

Director