James McDonald

Production

James McDonald

Born

1972-04-09 (54)

Place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

Known for

Production

Credits

47 titles

James grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where his love for movies took hold early. By seven, he was already captivated by film, and by ten, he was devouring books on filmmaking. At fourteen, he shot his first short film, a four-minute piece called “Chase.” He continued making movies as he got older, picking up awards and accolades and screening his work at respected festivals around the world, including the Dallas International Film Festival and the Burbank International Film Festival. Alongside filmmaking, James is an accomplished movie critic, certified by both the Critics Choice Association, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, and the Online Film Critics Society. Since 2013, he’s r…

Known for

No artwork available
NR

After befriending a young prostitute and junkie named Cathy, Declan, a social worker, is horrified when she turns up missing. A year later, she returns and tells him the horrifying truth about what happened. This all leads to one man...Detective O'Brien.

Shadow Silence

1995

Nemesis poster
6.5

As a social worker, Jason helps a lot of kids get off the streets, but when he meets Polly, a teenage junkie and prostitute, they form an extraordinary friendship against all odds. As Polly tries to get her life back together, a face from her past appears, and their lives will never be the same again.

Nemesis

2000

The Photograph poster
10.0

An Old Library. A Forbidding Room. An Ancient Book. When Linda comes across these on a dark and stormy night, it triggers a chain of unusual events that will lead her to a confrontation with the Prince of Darkness and a shocking revelation that will change her life forever.

The Photograph

2003

Space Marines poster
3.5

Space pirates, led by diabolical Colonel Fraser, take over a cargo ship carrying anti-matter explosive and an important official. Space marines, led by Captain Gray, must stop their evil plans.

Space Marines

1996

The Reckoning poster
NR

After having spent many years working as an assassin for the New York Underworld, Chris Richardson decides to leave that life behind her, fed up with the killings and bloodshed. Setting out to begin a new life with her lover, she quickly finds out that once you're in, you never leave.

The Reckoning

2014

No artwork available
NR

After her one true love dies, Tessa is determined to continue living but when strange things start happening, she is convinced it is her dead lover, reaching out to her from beyond the grave.

Tessa

1992

Film credits

2000s · 3 titles

1990s · 9 titles

No artwork available
NR

After befriending a young prostitute and junkie named Cathy, Declan, a social worker, is horrified when she turns up missing. A year later, she returns and tells him the horrifying truth about what happened. This all leads to one man...Detective O'Brien.

Shadow Silence

1995

Space Marines poster
3.5

Space pirates, led by diabolical Colonel Fraser, take over a cargo ship carrying anti-matter explosive and an important official. Space marines, led by Captain Gray, must stop their evil plans.

Space Marines

1996

No artwork available
NR

After her one true love dies, Tessa is determined to continue living but when strange things start happening, she is convinced it is her dead lover, reaching out to her from beyond the grave.

Tessa

1992

No artwork available
NR

Four sisters grow up together. When one of them comes down with a life-threatening disease, one sister stays to look after her while the others go off to live their lives.

Sisters

1992

No artwork available
NR

After finding out he's HIV Positive, Paul confides in Jack, his best friend, who, in turn, tells the rest of their friends. Things get emotional when Karen, one of Paul's past love interests, hears the news and, concerned about her life, confronts him.

Between Friends

1994

No artwork available
10.0

As Steven is getting ready to start his first day at a new job, an old flame drops by and all hell breaks loose.

Unseen Rival

1993

No artwork available
10.0

A young woman, fed up with her life, decides that suicide is the only way out. While she tries to build the courage to jump off an old abandoned railway bridge, a stranger appears out of nowhere and ruins her day.

In the Spotlight

1997

No artwork available
NR

When a young man picks up a call girl on a rainy Dublin night, they both get more than they bargained for.

Homage to Hitch

1990

No artwork available
NR

Dave and Steven are best friends, but when Steven's girlfriend, Carol, refuses Dave's unwanted advances, he takes matters into his own hands.

A Vicious Lie

1992

Behind the camera

Nemesis poster
6.5

As a social worker, Jason helps a lot of kids get off the streets, but when he meets Polly, a teenage junkie and prostitute, they form an extraordinary friendship against all odds. As Polly tries to get her life back together, a face from her past appears, and their lives will never be the same again.

Nemesis

2000

Nemesis poster
6.5

As a social worker, Jason helps a lot of kids get off the streets, but when he meets Polly, a teenage junkie and prostitute, they form an extraordinary friendship against all odds. As Polly tries to get her life back together, a face from her past appears, and their lives will never be the same again.

Nemesis

2000

The Photograph poster
10.0

An Old Library. A Forbidding Room. An Ancient Book. When Linda comes across these on a dark and stormy night, it triggers a chain of unusual events that will lead her to a confrontation with the Prince of Darkness and a shocking revelation that will change her life forever.

The Photograph

2003

The Photograph poster
10.0

An Old Library. A Forbidding Room. An Ancient Book. When Linda comes across these on a dark and stormy night, it triggers a chain of unusual events that will lead her to a confrontation with the Prince of Darkness and a shocking revelation that will change her life forever.

The Photograph

2003

The Reckoning poster
NR

After having spent many years working as an assassin for the New York Underworld, Chris Richardson decides to leave that life behind her, fed up with the killings and bloodshed. Setting out to begin a new life with her lover, she quickly finds out that once you're in, you never leave.

The Reckoning

2014

The Reckoning poster
NR

After having spent many years working as an assassin for the New York Underworld, Chris Richardson decides to leave that life behind her, fed up with the killings and bloodshed. Setting out to begin a new life with her lover, she quickly finds out that once you're in, you never leave.

The Reckoning

2014

The Reckoning poster
NR

After having spent many years working as an assassin for the New York Underworld, Chris Richardson decides to leave that life behind her, fed up with the killings and bloodshed. Setting out to begin a new life with her lover, she quickly finds out that once you're in, you never leave.

The Reckoning

2014

No artwork available
NR

After her one true love dies, Tessa is determined to continue living but when strange things start happening, she is convinced it is her dead lover, reaching out to her from beyond the grave.

Tessa

1992

No artwork available
NR

After her one true love dies, Tessa is determined to continue living but when strange things start happening, she is convinced it is her dead lover, reaching out to her from beyond the grave.

Tessa

1992

No artwork available
NR

Four sisters grow up together. When one of them comes down with a life-threatening disease, one sister stays to look after her while the others go off to live their lives.

Sisters

1992

No artwork available
NR

Four sisters grow up together. When one of them comes down with a life-threatening disease, one sister stays to look after her while the others go off to live their lives.

Sisters

1992

No artwork available
NR

After finding out he's HIV Positive, Paul confides in Jack, his best friend, who, in turn, tells the rest of their friends. Things get emotional when Karen, one of Paul's past love interests, hears the news and, concerned about her life, confronts him.

Between Friends

1994

No artwork available
NR

After finding out he's HIV Positive, Paul confides in Jack, his best friend, who, in turn, tells the rest of their friends. Things get emotional when Karen, one of Paul's past love interests, hears the news and, concerned about her life, confronts him.

Between Friends

1994

No artwork available
NR

After finding out he's HIV Positive, Paul confides in Jack, his best friend, who, in turn, tells the rest of their friends. Things get emotional when Karen, one of Paul's past love interests, hears the news and, concerned about her life, confronts him.

Between Friends

1994

No artwork available
10.0

As Steven is getting ready to start his first day at a new job, an old flame drops by and all hell breaks loose.

Unseen Rival

1993

No artwork available
10.0

As Steven is getting ready to start his first day at a new job, an old flame drops by and all hell breaks loose.

Unseen Rival

1993

No artwork available
10.0

As Steven is getting ready to start his first day at a new job, an old flame drops by and all hell breaks loose.

Unseen Rival

1993

And They Say There Is No God poster
NR

The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God, They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.

And They Say There Is No God

2012

And They Say There Is No God poster
NR

The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God, They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.

And They Say There Is No God

2012

A Conversation with Mr. D poster
NR

MR. D is a killer. A cold, calculating, brutal gun for hire. A rising star in the Mafia, he is sent from his home in New York to the suburban home of Chris and Genie Richardson, to take care of some urgent business. Unfortunately, the mark isn't home and Genie Richardson is left all alone with Mr. D and his gun.

A Conversation with Mr. D

2009

A Conversation with Mr. D poster
NR

MR. D is a killer. A cold, calculating, brutal gun for hire. A rising star in the Mafia, he is sent from his home in New York to the suburban home of Chris and Genie Richardson, to take care of some urgent business. Unfortunately, the mark isn't home and Genie Richardson is left all alone with Mr. D and his gun.

A Conversation with Mr. D

2009

Torture poster
2.0

During a series of flashbacks, we discover that only one person has manipulated lots of people and they all end up at the same place. Follow his instructions. Kill or die. Can anyone fight through this? Can they escape the evil tormentor?

Torture

2021

No artwork available
10.0

A young woman, fed up with her life, decides that suicide is the only way out. While she tries to build the courage to jump off an old abandoned railway bridge, a stranger appears out of nowhere and ruins her day.

In the Spotlight

1997

No artwork available
10.0

A young woman, fed up with her life, decides that suicide is the only way out. While she tries to build the courage to jump off an old abandoned railway bridge, a stranger appears out of nowhere and ruins her day.

In the Spotlight

1997

No artwork available
10.0

A young woman, fed up with her life, decides that suicide is the only way out. While she tries to build the courage to jump off an old abandoned railway bridge, a stranger appears out of nowhere and ruins her day.

In the Spotlight

1997

No artwork available
NR

When a young man picks up a call girl on a rainy Dublin night, they both get more than they bargained for.

Homage to Hitch

1990

No artwork available
NR

When a young man picks up a call girl on a rainy Dublin night, they both get more than they bargained for.

Homage to Hitch

1990

No artwork available
NR

When a young man picks up a call girl on a rainy Dublin night, they both get more than they bargained for.

Homage to Hitch

1990

No artwork available
NR

Dave and Steven are best friends, but when Steven's girlfriend, Carol, refuses Dave's unwanted advances, he takes matters into his own hands.

A Vicious Lie

1992

No artwork available
NR

Dave and Steven are best friends, but when Steven's girlfriend, Carol, refuses Dave's unwanted advances, he takes matters into his own hands.

A Vicious Lie

1992

No artwork available
NR

Dave and Steven are best friends, but when Steven's girlfriend, Carol, refuses Dave's unwanted advances, he takes matters into his own hands.

A Vicious Lie

1992

Divine Souls poster
NR

In the hallways of this AIDS clinic, there are many untold stories. Through Kerri’s eyes, a caring and compassionate nurse, we will see a few of them. We will meet David, a nine-year-old boy who holds the key to Kerri’s heart, and Lisa, a new patient with a dark secret. Through the good times and the bad times, DIVINE SOULS is a touching story of love and hope over adversity, and humanity at its best.

Divine Souls

2007

Divine Souls poster
NR

In the hallways of this AIDS clinic, there are many untold stories. Through Kerri’s eyes, a caring and compassionate nurse, we will see a few of them. We will meet David, a nine-year-old boy who holds the key to Kerri’s heart, and Lisa, a new patient with a dark secret. Through the good times and the bad times, DIVINE SOULS is a touching story of love and hope over adversity, and humanity at its best.

Divine Souls

2007