Best James Mangold Movies

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by Birsen Oray

James Allen Mangold was born on December 16, 1963, in New York City, to artist parents. Having studied art at university, James Mangold started his career as a writer in 1985. James Mangold followed his passion for directing in a career that began by writing for Disney productions. He managed to win the special jury award as a director at the Sundance Film Festival with the movie “Heavy”, which was his first directorial experience in 1995.

James Mangold, who both wrote and directed the movie “Cop Land”, which was released in 1997, worked with famous names such as Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta in this production. James Mangold received great acclaim in 1999 with the movie “Girl, Interrupted”, which he wrote and directed. Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for her performance in this movie.

With “Kate & Leopold”, a very different movie from his first movies, James Mangold showed his talent in different movie genres. James Mangold, who directed the movie “Walk the Line” in 2005, also contributed to Reese Witherspoon's Oscar win in this movie. In 2007, he collaborated with two Oscar-winning actors, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, in the movie “3:10 to Yuma.”

James Mangold, a director who takes a break between the movies he directed, directed the movie “Knight and Day” in 2010 and gave a lesson on how to blend action with comedy. James Mangold, who directed the sequel “The Wolverine” in 2013 and then the movie “Logan” in 2017, managed to add a whole new dimension to this franchise.

James Mangold directed the movie “Ford v Ferrari” based on a true story in 2019. James Mangold, who won two Oscars, though not as a director, is one of the directors who has achieved success in every movie he has signed. I have selected the best movies from James Mangold's career and brought them together for you. Let's take a look at the best James Mangold movies together.