James Mangold

James Mangold

1963-12-16 New York City, New York, USA 39 Credits

Biography

James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with Heavy (1995) and gained recognition for the films Cop Land (1997), Girl, Interrupted (1999), Identity (2003), Walk the Line (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and two films in the X-Men franchise with The Wolverine (2013) and Logan (2017), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy ...

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On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

2025

as Self

Acting

A behind the scenes look at the making of "A Complete Unknown" featuring interviews with the cast and filmmakers.

A Complete Unknown

A Complete Unknown

2024

Director, Producer, Screenplay

7.1
Directing Producing Writing

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives...

Music by John Williams

Music by John Williams

2024

as Self - Filmmaker

8.1
Acting

His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro ...

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

2023

as Self

7.7
Acting

An in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas assembled an amazing creative team to collaborate on a...

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2023

as Self

6.4
Acting

Join the adventure with the cast and crew, showcasing new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design, and visual effects in five chapters...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2023

Writer, Director

6.5
Writing Directing

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacle...

Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part

Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part

2021

as Self

10.0
Acting

Movies, music and Madonna: behind the scenes with Arianne Phillips, the award-winning costume designer and stylist. See how a shy misfit rebel became ...

Artist, Teacher, Mentor: Remembering Milos Forman

2020

Acting

In this new program, James Mangold (Cop Land, 3:10 to Yuma) discusses the enormous impact Milos Forman had on his maturation as a filmmaker.

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

2020

Producer

7.5
Producing

Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to...

Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life

Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life

2020

as Self

6.7
Acting

Documentary on the making of "Ford v Ferrari" (2019).

Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari

2019

Director, Producer

8.0
Directing Producing

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and th...

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

2018

Thanks

7.5

Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

2017

Executive Producer

7.9
Producing

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Making 'Logan'

Making 'Logan'

2017

as Self

Acting

This six-part documentary covers a variety of subjects, which at least give fans the opportunity to clarify that Dafne Keen is not the devil child she...

Logan

Logan

2017

Director, Screenplay, Story

7.8
Directing Writing Producing

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and ...

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

2013

as Self

6.8
Acting

A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews ...

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

2013

Director

6.4
Directing

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

Clint Eastwood's West

2011

as Self

6.0
Acting

An entertaining look at Clint Eastwood's storied career as a Western icon and filmmaker, featuring interviews with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Kev...

Turning Like Clockwork

Turning Like Clockwork

2011

as Self

4.7
Acting

A look back on A Clockwork Orange

Knight and Day

Knight and Day

2010

Director

6.2
Directing

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting al...

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

2007

Director

7.2
Directing

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is ...

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

2006

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the life of Johnny Cash and the making of Walk the Line (2005).

Walk the Line

Walk the Line

2005

Director, Writer

7.5
Directing Writing

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis...

Mackendrick on Film

Mackendrick on Film

2004

as Self

Acting

Mackendrick on Film is an educational project constructed around the film teachings of legendary pedagogue Alexander Mackendrick. Taking as its starti...

Identity

Identity

2003

Director

7.2
Directing

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers th...

The Sweetest Thing

The Sweetest Thing

2002

as Dr. Greg

5.6
Acting

Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her gir...

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

2001

as Irate Director Richard (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a sk...

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

2001

Screenplay, Director

6.3
Writing Directing

When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a sk...

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

1999

Director, Screenplay

7.6
Directing Writing

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unk...

Cop Land

Cop Land

1997

Director, Writer

6.8
Directing Writing

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s...

Heavy

Heavy

1995

Director, Writer

6.7
Directing Writing

Victor is a cook who works in a greasy roadside restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heav...

At Sundance

At Sundance

1995

as Self

5.5
Acting

A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg A...

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

1992

Story

7.0
Writing

Claymation Easter marks the return of Wilshire Pig, with an absurd plan to kidnap the Easter Bunny just days before the holiday and launch himself as ...

Victor

1991

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

The 27 minute precursor to "Heavy" (1995) made under the mentorship of Miloš Forman

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

1988

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

A young cat named Oliver is left alone in a kitten box, while all the other young cats have new owners. A big dog named Dodger shows him how to get fo...

The Deacon Street Deer

The Deacon Street Deer

1986

Teleplay

Neighborhood children protect a deer that has escaped from cruel carnival owners.

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Set during the "Dawn of the Jedi" era, 25,000 years in the galaxy's past and described as a "Biblical epic" about "the dawning of the Force".

Swamp Thing

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

A film set within the Chapter One: Gods and Monsters phase of the DC Universe (DCU) focusing on the titular character of Swamp Thing and explores the ...

The Wild One Hundreds

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

A story centered around four people whose lives intersect in a criminal underworld.