James Schamus

James Schamus

September 7, 1959 · 67 years old

James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, and the co-founder and former CEO of motion picture produc…

Known For

36 titles
1
Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

2005 · 2h 14m · Movie

Two shepherds fall for each other, but their relationship becomes complicated when they both get married to their respective girlfriends.

7.7
2
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000 · 2h 0m · Movie

A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.

7.9
3
Hulk

Hulk

2003 · 2h 18m · Movie

Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers a lab accident that makes him transform into a raging, giant green monster when angered, making him a target of forces seeking to abuse his power.

5.7
4
The Assistant

The Assistant

2020 · 1h 27m · Movie

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

6.8
5
Suffragette

Suffragette

2015 · 1h 46m · Movie

In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.

6.8
6
Happiness

Happiness

1998 · 2h 14m · Movie

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

7.7
7
The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997 · 1h 52m · Movie

In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.

7.3
8
Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

2007 · 2h 37m · Movie

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.

7.5
9
The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

2025 · 1h 43m · Movie

A gay man makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a green-card marriage for him, in exchange for in vitro fertilization treatments for her. Plans evolve as Min's grandmother surprises them with a Korean wedding banquet.

6.5
10
Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

2009 · 2h 0m · Movie

A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.

6.7
11
Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

2002 · 1h 38m · Movie

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

6.7
12
Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman

1994 · 2h 4m · Movie

A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.

7.8
13
Indignation

Indignation

2016 · 1h 50m · Movie

In 1951, Marcus, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with sexual repression and cultural disaffection, amid the ongoing Korean War.

6.7
14
The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

1993 · 1h 46m · Movie

To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.

7.6
15
She's the One

She's the One

1996 · 1h 36m · Movie

The love lives of two brothers, Mickey and Francis, interconnect as Francis cheats on his wife with Mickey's ex-girlfriend, while Mickey impulsively marries a stranger.

6.0
16
Safe

Safe

1995 · 1h 59m · Movie

An affluent and unexceptional homemaker in the suburbs develops multiple chemical sensitivity.

7.1
17
Auto Focus

Auto Focus

2002 · 1h 45m · Movie

The life of TV star Bob Crane and his strange friendship with electronics expert John Henry Carpenter.

6.7
18
Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999 · 2h 18m · Movie

During the American Civil War, two friends join the Bushwhackers, a militant group loyal to the Confederacy.

6.7
19
Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016 · 1h 43m · Movie

After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.

6.4
20
The Brothers McMullen

The Brothers McMullen

1995 · 1h 38m · Movie

Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.

6.6
21
The King's Daughter

The King's Daughter

2022 · 1h 38m · Movie

King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.

4.8
22
Driveways

Driveways

2020 · 1h 23m · Movie

A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.

7.5
23
Casting JonBenet

Casting JonBenet

2017 · 1h 20m · Movie

In the months following the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, responses were elicited from her Colorado hometown community, creating a work of art from the collective memories and mythologies the crime in...

6.1
24
Pushing Hands

Pushing Hands

1991 · 1h 45m · Movie

All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.

7.2
25
Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

1996 · 1h 26m · Movie

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.

6.7
26
The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

2019 · 1h 34m · Movie

Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. These two people will try to find love.

5.9
27
What Happened Was...

What Happened Was...

1994 · 1h 31m · Movie

Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm, who decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night. As this 'first date' plays out, the audience is guided through a mental minefield of disappointment.

7.2
28
Furlough

Furlough

2018 · 1h 23m · Movie

When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control.

5.5
29
Adam

Adam

2019 · 1h 35m · Movie

Awkward teen Adam spends his last high school summer with his big sister, who throws herself into NYC's lesbian and trans activist scene. In this coming-of-age comedy, Adam and those around him encounter love, friendship and hard ...

4.3
30
Somos.

Somos.

2021 · 45m · TV Show

The lives of the people of Allende, a Mexican border town, are overtaken by a powerful cartel's operations, leading to tragedy. Inspired by true events.

7.1
31
We Grown Now

We Grown Now

2024 · 1h 33m · Movie

Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.

6.8
32
Junction 48

Junction 48

2016 · 1h 35m · Movie

Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and Tel Aviv's hip-hop club scene.

6.6
33
McVeigh

McVeigh

2024 · 1h 30m · Movie

Army veteran Timothy McVeigh hatches a deadly plan after the Waco siege. A psychological thriller depicting the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.

4.5
34
Dayveon

Dayveon

2017 · 1h 15m · Movie

In the wake of his older brother's death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world.

6.2
35
Love God

Love God

1999 · 1h 22m · Movie

a schizophrenic with compulsive reading disorder tries hard to reintegrate into normal society, only for the Hindu Gods to continue to haunted him.

5.4
36
Thank You and Good Night

Thank You and Good Night

1992 · 1h 23m · Movie

Documentary on family issues of elders, aging, and death.

7.8