Biography
James Gunn
Writing
James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1996). He then began working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film Slither (2006), and moving to the superhero genre with Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). In 202…
Career works
44
Movies
23
Series
21
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
08/05/1966
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Superman
2025 · 7.3
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · 6.4
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · 7.9
Groot's Pursuit
2022 · 7.1
VHS Massacre Too
2020 · 6.0
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · 7.9
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014 · 6.9
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Super
2010 · 6.5
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009 · 5.0
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Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009 · 5.0
Humanzee!
2008 · 4.5
Done the Impossible
2006 · 5.9
Slither
2006 · 6.5
LolliLove
2004 · 5.9
Series
Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn
2025 · 6.3
DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast
2024 · 8.0
Grave Conversations
2024 · 10.0
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023 · 7.4
MPower
2023 · 7.0
I Am Groot
2022 · 7.0
Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast
2022 · 1.5
Harley Quinn
2019 · 8.3
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · 6.8
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · 1.0
Con Man
2015 · 6.5
Sock or Hat?
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.1
Rick and Morty
2013 · 8.7
Holliston
2012 · 5.9