James Foley

James Foley

1953-12-28 Brooklyn, New York, USA 22 Credits

Biography

James Foley (December 28, 1953 – May 6, 2025) was an American film director. His 1986 film At Close Range was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Other films he directed include Glengarry Glen Ross, based on the play of the same name by David Mamet, and The Chamber, based on the novel of the same name by author John Grisham. He also directed the two sequels to Fifty Shades of Grey: Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). Description above from the Wikiped...

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Fifty Shades Freed

Fifty Shades Freed

2018

Director

6.7
Directing

Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life ...

Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Darker

2017

Director

6.5
Directing

When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another...

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

2013

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.

Perfect Stranger

Perfect Stranger

2007

Director

5.8
Directing

A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game o...

Confidence

Confidence

2003

Director

6.3
Directing

What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting ...

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

2002

as Self

Acting

Documentary on Jack Lemmon featuring interviews with those who knew him and worked with him.

The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999

Director

6.0
Directing

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Ni...

Gun

Gun

1997

Director

7.0
Directing

Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

The Chamber

The Chamber

1996

Director

6.0
Directing

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has n...

Fear

Fear

1996

Director

6.5
Directing

Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything els...

Two Bits

Two Bits

1995

Director

5.7
Directing

It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding t...

Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

1995

as Self

Acting

One of the first film noir documentaries, made for British Channel Four, and including interviews with Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan Si...

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

Director

7.3
Directing

When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to ...

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

1990

Writer, Director

8.6
Writing Directing

The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer Madonna. Released on November 13, 1990 to accompany...

After Dark, My Sweet

After Dark, My Sweet

1990

Director, Screenplay

5.7
Directing Writing

Three desperados try to kidnap a wealthy child in hope of turning their lives around.

Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

1987

Director

5.5
Directing

An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-c...

At Close Range

At Close Range

1986

as Assistant D.A.

6.9
Acting

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a ga...

At Close Range

At Close Range

1986

Director

6.9
Directing

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a ga...

Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live

Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live

1985

Director

7.4
Directing

Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live contains the concert footage from The Virgin Tour, filmed at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan on May 25, 1985. Madonna ...

Reckless

Reckless

1984

Director

5.8
Directing

Teenager Johnny Rourke is reckless. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, he breaks the law and girls' hearts with equal cool. Cheerleader Tracey Pres...

Janie

Janie

1970

Screenplay

4.6
Writing

A sadistic teenager searching for "Daddy" murders and dismembers anybody who picks her up hitch-hiking.

Silent Night

N/A

Director

10.0
Directing

USC student short by James Foley. Two mental hospital attendants spend Christmas Eve caring for a group of patients and arguing with each other