Directing
James Ponsoldt
- Titles
- 16movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 2006 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 18titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
The Spectacular Now84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism8.1average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.6average 4.7
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Coming of Age4.6average 2.9
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
- Cringe Humor3.5average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Historical0.9, average 2.6
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Character-Driven Drama 3
- Contemporary Realism 3
- Coming-of-Age Story 2
- Family Relationships 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Contemporary Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
16Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
3 titles · average score 64
Once More, Like Rain Man (2024)
as Director 2
52
Summering (2022)
Producer, Writer
2010s
6 titles · average score 70
45
The Circle (2017)
Director, Screenplay
80
The End of the Tour (2015)
Director
Mountain Low (2014)
Producer
84
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Director
67
Sun Don't Shine (2013)
Thanks
73
Smashed (2012)
Writer, Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 58
Round Town Girls (2009)
as Ronnie
73Box Elder (2008)
as Robby ‘Couv’ McGovern
61
Off the Black (2006)
as Robby
39
Porn 'n Chicken (2002)
as The Cowboy