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James Gray
Director 57 years old

James Gray

New York City, New York, USA

James Gray (born April 14, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. Since his feature debut Little Odessa in 1994, he has made seven other features, including We Own the Night (2007), Two Lovers (2008), The Immigrant (2013), The Lost City of Z (2016), Ad... Read full bio →

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8 titles
Armageddon Time

Armageddon Time

James Gray 2022 1h 54m 8.0

In 1980, Queens, New York, a young Jewish boy befriends a rebellious African-American classmate to the disapproval of his privileged family and begins to reckon with growing up in a world of inequality and prejudice.

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

James Gray 2019 2h 3m 6.5

An astronaut embarks on a space mission to investigate a threat to the universe and uncover the truth about his father who disappeared thirty years ago.

The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

James Gray 2016 2h 21m 7.1

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.

The Immigrant

The Immigrant

James Gray 2013 1h 57m 6.9

An innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

Two Lovers

Two Lovers

James Gray 2008 1h 50m 6.8

New York. Leonard hésite entre suivre son destin et épouser Sandra,la femme que ses parents lui ont choisie ou se rebeller et écouter ses sentiments pour sa nouvelle voisine, Michelle, belle et volage, dont il est tombé éperdument amoureux. Entre la raison et l'instinct, il va devoir faire le plus difficile des choix...

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

James Gray 2007 1h 58m 7.5

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.

The Yards

The Yards

James Gray 2000 1h 55m 6.7

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.

Little Odessa

Little Odessa

James Gray 1994 1h 38m 7.5

The film follows the personal relationship between a father (Schell) and his two sons (Roth and Furlong), one of whom is a hit-man for the Russian mafia in Brooklyn.

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