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James Williamson

Director · 38 credits · 7 in highly-rated films

Best known for Gimme Danger (2016)

Frequent collaborators: Iggy Pop, Mike Watt, Scott Asheton, Steve Mackay, Henry Rollins

Directed movies (30 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Big Swallow

    1901 · ★ 6.5 (135 votes)

    Comedy

    1

  2. Washing the Sweep

    1898 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    2

  3. The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life

    1910 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Sloper's Visit to Brighton

    1898

    4

  5. Fire!

    1901 · ★ 5.8 (41 votes)

    Action, Drama

    5

  6. A Reservist Before and After the War

    1902

    Drama, War

    6

  7. An Interesting Story

    1904 · ★ 6.0 (29 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. The Little Match Seller

    1902 · ★ 6.1 (30 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Lady Cyclists

    1899 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Magic Extinguisher

    1901 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    10

  11. Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton

    1904

    Drama

    11

  12. The Old Chorister

    1904

    12

  13. The Village Fire Brigade

    1907

    Drama

    13

  14. The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes

    1901 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. Gymnasts on Parallel Bars

    1898 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. The Polite Lunatic

    1905 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    16

  17. Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler

    1898 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    17

  18. Attack on a China Mission

    1900 · ★ 5.1 (32 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    18

  19. Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    1906 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. Are You There?

    1901 · ★ 5.4 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    20

  21. Early Fashions on Brighton Pier

    1898 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. £100 Reward

    1908 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Our New Errand Boy

    1905 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)

    Comedy

    23

  24. Stop Thief!

    1901 · ★ 5.2 (35 votes)

    Crime, Comedy

    24

  25. Devil's Dyke Fun Fair

    1896 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. The Clown Barber

    1898 · ★ 1.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. Breathless

    2022

    27

  28. The Miner's Daughter

    1906

    Drama

    28

  29. Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909

    2023

    Documentary, Comedy

    29

  30. An Affair of Honour

    1904

    Comedy

    30

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