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James Frawley

Director · 33 credits · 8 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Muppet Movie (1979)

Directed movies (27 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Muppet Movie

    1979 · ★ 7.2 (715 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Adventure

    1

  2. The Saint in Manhattan

    1987

    Action, Adventure, TV Movie

    2

  3. Hansel and Gretel

    1983 · ★ 6.9 (4 votes)

    Fantasy, TV Movie

    3

  4. Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

    1987 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Romance, Family, TV Movie

    4

  5. Gridlock

    1980 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    5

  6. The Three Stooges

    2000 · ★ 6.2 (21 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

    6

  7. Another Midnight Run

    1994 · ★ 6.9 (9 votes)

    TV Movie, Action, Comedy

    7

  8. Kid Blue

    1973 · ★ 6.9 (16 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    8

  9. Sins of the Mind

    1997 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    9

  10. Runaway Heart

    1990 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Crime

    10

  11. Harrison: Cry of the City

    1996 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Mystery, TV Movie, Drama

    11

  12. The Outlaws

    1984

    Comedy, Crime, TV Movie

    12

  13. The Christian Licorice Store

    1971 · ★ 4.1 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    13

  14. On the 2nd Day of Christmas

    1997 · ★ 6.0 (30 votes)

    Family, Romance, TV Movie

    14

  15. The Steel Collar Man

    1985

    Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie

    15

  16. Cagney & Lacey: The Return

    1994 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)

    Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    16

  17. Fraternity Vacation

    1985 · ★ 5.2 (69 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    17

  18. Assault and Matrimony

    1987 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    18

  19. Nancy Drew

    2002 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)

    Mystery, Family, TV Movie

    19

  20. Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs

    1988 · ★ 4.4 (9 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    20

  21. Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

    1975

    Drama, TV Movie

    21

  22. Mr. Headmistress

    1998 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    22

  23. Wishman

    1983 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)

    Science Fiction, TV Movie

    23

  24. The Big Bus

    1976 · ★ 5.3 (113 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    24

  25. The Shamrock Conspiracy

    1995 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, Action

    25

  26. J-24

    1960

    Drama

    26

  27. The Orphan and the Dude

    1975

    TV Movie, Comedy

    27

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.