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Jim McBride

Jim McBride

Directing
1967 — present · 4 films
Born
16 September 1941 · age 84
From
New York City, New York, USA

Jim McBride is an American television and film director, film producer and screenwriter.

Acting
1979 · 1 film
Born
16 September 1941 · age 84
From
New York City, New York, USA

Jim McBride is an American television and film director, film producer and screenwriter.

Career Signature

How Jim McBride’s filmography reads.

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

grainy 70s grit
urban alienation
kinetic urgency
naturalistic performance
pre-internet intimacy

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

Tonal kin

Bob RafelsonBob Rafelson10 filmsJames BridgesJames Bridges6 filmsDennis HopperDennis Hopper7 filmsRichard RushRichard Rush6 filmsArthur PennArthur Penn13 filmsJack NicholsonJack Nicholson3 filmsGregor JordanGregor Jordan6 filmsGeorge ArmitageGeorge Armitage5 films
Career Signature

How Jim McBride’s filmography reads.

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

anxious dread
investigation spiral
tightly wound
grainy 70s grit
3am loneliness

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

Filmography

Great Balls of Fire!

1989

The Big Easy

1986

Breathless

1983

David Holzman's Diary

1967

Filmography

Last Embrace

1979