Anthony James’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Anthony James has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by In the Heat of the Night.
Recurring themes

The Cheap Detective
1978
Comedy · Crime

Hackers
1995
Action · Crime

The Shadow
1994
Fantasy · Action

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996
Comedy · Crime

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Comedy · Crime

Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
Comedy · Crime

The Pink Panther
1963
Comedy · Crime

The Brain
1969
Crime · Comedy

African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Dir. Norman Jewison · With Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Dir. David Zucker · With Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy
Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.
Dir. John Hough · With Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards