---
name: "Jim Thomas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jim-thomas"
fi1m_id: "jim-thomas"
imdb_id: "nm0859029"
tmdb_id: 1092
wikidata_id: "Q2296549"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-09-20T10:24:53.562404+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."
---

# Jim Thomas

## Identity

Jim Thomas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jim-thomas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jim-thomas
- **IMDb ID:** nm0859029
- **TMDB ID:** 1092
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2296549
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_and_John_Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2296549, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1092

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1953 in Needles.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, Needles
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** James Thomas, James E. Thomas, جيمس إيرل توماس
- **Frequently works with:** [John Thomas](https://film.one/person/john-thomas-1094.md), [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [John Davis](https://film.one/person/john-davis.md), [Lawrence Gordon](https://film.one/person/lawrence-gordon.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 48 (2), 2000s 50 (1), 2010s 54 (2), 2020s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 59 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 9, Action 8, Thriller 6, Adventure 4, Animation 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $961m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_and_John_Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2296549, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1092

## Biography

Jim Thomas, also credited as James E. Thomas or James Thomas, is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his collaborations with his brother John Thomas.

In 1983 Thomas originated the concept that became the film *Predator* (1987), which the brothers developed into a screenplay; they later wrote *Predator 2* (1990). Their other credits include the story for *Wild Wild West* (1999) and *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), as well as the television series *Hard Time on Planet Earth* (1989), which they created. Thomas has also worked as an executive producer on several Predator franchise entries.

Born in Needles, California and raised in Bakersfield, Thomas previously worked as a teacher, lifeguard and in other roles before entering screenwriting.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Predator: Badlands* (2025), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-badlands.md)
- *Predator: Killer of Killers* (2025), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-killer-of-killers.md)
- *Prey* (2022), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/prey.md)
- *The Predator* (2018), Fi1m 48, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/the-predator.md)
- *Predators* (2010), Fi1m 60, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Mission to Mars* (2000), Fi1m 50, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-to-mars.md)
- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Fi1m 34, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Predator 2* (1990), Fi1m 63, Writer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Predator* (1987), Fi1m 84, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Predator: Badlands* (2025), Characters, Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-badlands.md)
- *Predator: Killer of Killers* (2025), Characters, Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-killer-of-killers.md)
- *Prey* (2022), Executive Producer, Characters — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/prey.md)
- *The Predator* (2018), Characters — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-predator.md)
- *Predators* (2010), Characters — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Aliens vs Predator: Requiem* (2007), Characters
- *AVP: Alien vs. Predator* (2004), Characters
- *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), Story
- *Mission to Mars* (2000), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-to-mars.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection* (1999), Writer
- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Story — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Executive Decision* (1996), Producer, Writer
- *Asuran* (1995), Original Story
- *Two-Fisted Tales* (1992), Writer
- *Predator 2* (1990), Characters, Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Screenplay
- *Hard Time on Planet Earth* (1989), series, Creator
- *The Rescue* (1988), Writer
- *Predator* (1987), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)

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