James McArdle has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Mare of Easttown.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 6%
Titles Scored
3
Highest-Ranked Title
Mare of Easttown (Top 6%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 17%
3 titles scored
By genre
Drama
3
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
James McArdle’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
measureddarkintenselayered
serious
personal
earnest
gritty
tense
Recurring themes
slow-burn revealhistorical eventsmall townlondon
pacing
measured 3/9measured 3/9
tone
dark 2/9dark 2/9
intensity
intense 7/9intense 7/9
complexity
layered 5/9layered 5/9
humor
serious 2/9serious 2/9
scale
personal 4/9personal 4/9
spirit
earnest 5/9earnest 5/9
texture
grittygritty
CriticCrunch Signature Pacing
measured (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Tone
dark (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Intensity
intense (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Complexity
layered (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Humor
serious (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Scale
personal (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Signature Spirit
earnest (mode across filmography)
CriticCrunch Recurring Themes
slow burn reveal, historical event, small town, london
In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
Dir. Francis Lee · With Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.
Dir. Josie Rourke · With Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden
