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James Neilson

Director · 21 credits · 11 in highly-rated films

Best known for Night Passage (1957)

Best James Neilson movies by genre

Directed movies (21 total, ranked by score)

  1. Night Passage

    1957 · ★ 6.5 (84 votes)

    Western

    1

  2. Summer Magic

    1963 · ★ 6.7 (53 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Family

    2

  3. Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (18 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Family

    3

  4. The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    1967 · ★ 6.6 (43 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. Tom Sawyer

    1976 · ★ 5.2 (2 votes)

    Family, Adventure, TV Movie

    5

  6. Flareup

    1969 · ★ 5.4 (14 votes)

    Thriller

    6

  7. High Tor

    1956 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Fantasy, Music

    7

  8. Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

    1968 · ★ 6.1 (17 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. The Moon-Spinners

    1964 · ★ 5.8 (58 votes)

    Mystery, Family, Thriller

    9

  10. Return of the Gunfighter

    1967 · ★ 6.1 (68 votes)

    Western

    10

  11. Mooncussers

    1962 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Adventure, Family, TV Movie

    11

  12. Johnny Shiloh

    1965 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, War, TV Movie

    12

  13. Gentle Giant

    1967 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Family

    13

  14. Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

    2008 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    14

  15. The First Time

    1969 · ★ 4.9 (19 votes)

    Comedy

    15

  16. Bon Voyage!

    1962 · ★ 5.6 (23 votes)

    Family, Comedy

    16

  17. Moon Pilot

    1962 · ★ 5.5 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

    17

  18. The Percentage

    1958

    Crime, Thriller

    18

  19. The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

    1965

    Adventure, Drama, Family

    19

  20. The Country Husband

    1956

    20

  21. The Blackwell Story

    1957

    Drama, TV Movie

    21

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