Portrait of James Watkins

Directing

James Watkins

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Black Mirror
Black Mirror
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Watkins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    0.9, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    1.5, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Atmospheric Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

9
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 72
Clayface
Clayface (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

2010s

2 titles · average score 57
Bastille Day
Bastille Day (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer, Director

The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 55
The Descent: Part 2
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay, Second Unit Director

Eden Lake
Eden Lake (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

Gone
Gone (2006)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

My Little Eye
My Little Eye (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Look
Look (2000)

Writer