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Portrait of James Jones

Writing

James Jones

Career

Active from 1953 to 2022, with a break from 1980 to 1997, busiest in 1964 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
GoodWatch score81/100

Characters

1

The characters James Jones played, best-known titles first.

James Jones as James Jones

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Jones Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.0, average 1.7
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (2014)

Novel

1990s

1 title · average score 78
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

Novel

1960s

4 titles · average score 74
The Pistol
The Pistol (1965)

Novel

The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel

Aşka Susayanlar
Aşka Susayanlar (1964)

Novel

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Script Consultant

1950s

2 titles · average score 73
Some Came Running
Some Came Running (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Crew Cut Man Playing Poker (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)