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Director

James Mottern

Directing
2008 — present · 2 films
Born
1 August 1969 · age 56
From
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Career Signature

How James Mottern’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

grainy 70s grit
heavy emotional
working-class realism
bittersweet
emotionally restrained

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Ramin BahraniRamin Bahrani7 filmsJerry SchatzbergJerry Schatzberg7 filmsDito MontielDito Montiel7 filmsAdrián CaetanoAdrián Caetano6 filmsJustin ChonJustin Chon3 filmsJohnny Mak Tong-HungJohnny Mak Tong-Hung2 filmsGabe PolskyGabe Polsky2 filmsPablo TraperoPablo Trapero9 films

Filmography

By the Gun

2014

Trucker

2008