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James Cullen Bressack

James Cullen Bressack

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

James Cullen Bressack is an American director, producer and screenwriter who began in low-budget horror. Born in Los Angeles, he directed his first feature at 18, and My Pure Joy arrived in 2011. Hate Crime followed in 2012, and the BBFC banned it in the UK in 2015. His 2013 found footage film To Jennifer was shot entirely on an iPhone. Other horror work includes Pernicious (2014) and Bethany (2017), the latter co-written with Zack Ward through their Grit Film Works company. From 2019 he shifted mainly to direct-to-video and limited-release action, directing Beyond the Law with Steven Seagal and two 2021 Bruce Willis films, Survive the Game and Fortress, plus a third, Hot Seat, in 2022. He adapted Murder, Anyone? into a feature in 2022 and directed Darkness of Man (2024), a noir action thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. He also co-wrote Speed Train (2025).

34years old

Turns 35 on February 28in 136 days

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films
6
Career span
10 years2014 to 2024

Genres

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  1. First role

    At 18, Bressack made his directing debut on a feature. Low-budget horror was his main focus until the 2020s, when he shifted into action films.

  2. A first

    Bressack's 2013 found footage feature To Jennifer was filmed entirely using an iPhone, with the whole movie shot on that device.

  3. Behind the camera

    Bressack started the Grit Film Works production company with Zack Ward in 2015, and the two co-wrote Bethany and Restoration.

James Cullen Bressack movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Fortress2021 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Balzary's Driver

    IMDb rating 3.36.3K votes

  2. Survive the Game2021 Action, Thrilleras Weather Man

    IMDb rating 3.05.9K votes

  3. Darkness of Man2024as Gordon

    IMDb rating 4.73.6K votes

  4. Pernicious2014as Bar Patron

    IMDb rating 3.92.1K votes

  5. Bethany2017as Hospital Visitor

    IMDb rating 4.11.9K votes

  6. VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary2017as Himself

    IMDb rating 4.8180 votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Zack Ward, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zack WardShannen Doherty, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Shannen DohertyBruce Willis, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bruce WillisChad Michael Murray, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Chad Michael MurraySimon Phillips, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Simon PhillipsMichael Sirow, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael Sirow

Films together

  • Zack Ward3 films together, 2017 to 2024
    Zack Ward's page
    • Darkness of Man2024IMDb rating 4.7Bressack as GordonWard as Alexei
    • Survive the Game2021IMDb rating 3.0Bressack as Weather ManWard as Mickey
    • Bethany2017IMDb rating 4.1Bressack as Hospital VisitorWard as Aaron
  • Shannen Doherty3 films together, 2017 to 2024
    Shannen Doherty's page
    • Darkness of Man2024IMDb rating 4.7Bressack as GordonDoherty as Vivian
    • Fortress2021IMDb rating 3.3Bressack as Balzary's DriverDoherty as Dobbs
    • Bethany2017IMDb rating 4.1Bressack as Hospital VisitorDoherty as Susan
  • Bruce Willis2 films together, 2021
    Bruce Willis's page
    • Fortress2021IMDb rating 3.3Bressack as Balzary's DriverWillis as Robert
    • Survive the Game2021IMDb rating 3.0Bressack as Weather ManWillis as David
  • Chad Michael Murray2 films together, 2021
    Chad Michael Murray's page
    • Fortress2021IMDb rating 3.3Bressack as Balzary's DriverMurray as Balzary
    • Survive the Game2021IMDb rating 3.0Bressack as Weather ManMurray as Eric
  • Simon Phillips2 films together, 2021
    Simon Phillips's page
    • Fortress2021IMDb rating 3.3Bressack as Balzary's DriverPhillips as Driver
    • Survive the Game2021IMDb rating 3.0Bressack as Weather ManPhillips as English
  • Michael Sirow2 films together, 2021
    Michael Sirow's page
    • Fortress2021IMDb rating 3.3Bressack as Balzary's DriverSirow as Ken Blain
    • Survive the Game2021IMDb rating 3.0Bressack as Weather ManSirow as Frank
  • Also two films together2 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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