Portrait of James Ivory

Directing

James Ivory

Career

Active from 1957 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Ivory Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Literary Adaptation 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Cultural Clash 4
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Period Drama 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Class Struggle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
Brutta Figura
Brutta Figura

as James

Roselli’s Way
Roselli’s Way

Executive Producer

Andorra
Andorra

Executive Producer

Richard II
Richard II

Director

2020s

5 titles · average score 77
Her Song
Her Song (2026)

Executive Producer

Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory (2024)
GoodWatch score 77

Executive Producer

The Way It Was: Paris Restaurants in the 1970s
The Way It Was: Paris Restaurants in the 1970s (2023)

Executive Producer

A Cooler Climate
A Cooler Climate (2022)

Director, Writer

Chinese Laundry
Chinese Laundry (2022)

Producer

2010s

4 titles · average score 56
The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers (2019)
GoodWatch score 28

Executive Producer

American Marriage
American Marriage (2018)

Executive Producer, Co-Writer

Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Producer

Arcadia Lost
Arcadia Lost (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

Co-Producer

2000s

5 titles · average score 50
The City of Your Final Destination
The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato
Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato (2006)

Costume Design

The White Countess
The White Countess (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Le Divorce
Le Divorce (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Writer

The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1990s

8 titles · average score 68
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Thanks

Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Howards End
Howards End (1992)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1980s

9 titles · average score 60
Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Maurice
Maurice (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Director

A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Noon Wine
Noon Wine (1985)

Executive Producer

The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust (1983)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Courtesans of Bombay
The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

Writer

Quartet
Quartet (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Director

Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

1970s

11 titles · average score 47
The Europeans
The Europeans (1979)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Five Forty-Eight
The Five Forty-Eight (1979)

Director

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

Director

Roseland
Roseland (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Autobiography of a Princess
Autobiography of a Princess (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Wild Party
The Wild Party (1975)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (1973)

Writer

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973)

Teleplay

Savages
Savages (1972)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Idea

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (1972)

Director, Writer

Bombay Talkie
Bombay Talkie (1970)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Director

1960s

4 titles · average score 63
The Guru
The Guru (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

Shakespeare-Wallah
Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

The Delhi Way
The Delhi Way (1964)

Director of Photography, Editor

The Householder
The Householder (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

1950s

2 titles
The Sword and the Flute
The Sword and the Flute (1959)

Director, Writer

Venice: Theme and Variations
Venice: Theme and Variations (1957)

Writer, Producer