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name: "James D. Stern"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-d-stern"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "18 July 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T07:44:17.967634+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James D. Stern

Producer. Born 18 July 1957 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 18 July 1957, United States
- **Active:** 2009–2013
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 82 (1), 2010s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Crime 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $137m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6132212, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827726/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52159

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Looper*](https://film.one/film/looper.md) (78)

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## Biography

James D. Stern is an American film and Broadway producer. He founded Endgame Entertainment and has produced films including *Looper* (2012), *Self/less* (2015), *Murder Mystery* (2019) and *Murder Mystery 2* (2023). He has also served as executive producer on titles such as *Lord of War* (2005) and *Snowden* (2016).

On stage, Stern produced the Tony Award-winning musicals *The Producers* (2001) and *Hairspray* (2003), for which he received a Tony Award. He has additional Broadway credits including *Legally Blonde* and *Leap of Faith*, and was a Drama Desk Award winner for *Stomp*. Stern holds a B.A. in directing from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Side Effects* (2013), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/side-effects.md)
- *Looper* (2012), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/looper.md)
- *An Education* (2009), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/an-education.md)

## Also known for

- *Lord of War* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Murder Mystery* (2019), Producer
- *Snowden* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Homefront* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Self/less* (2015), Producer
- *Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle* (2004), Executive Producer
- *A Haunted House* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Murder Mystery 2* (2023), Producer

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