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James F. Oberlander

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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James F. Oberlander is known for Gamer (2009), Paul (2011) and Terminator Salvation (2009).
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    Known for

    Gerard Butler in Gamer (2009)
    Gamer
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 2009
    Paul (2011)
    Paul
    6.9
    • Art Department
    • 2011
    Terminator Salvation (2009)
    Terminator Salvation
    6.5
    • Art Department
    • 2009
    Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Haywire
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 2011

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    Art Director



    • Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
      Cosmos: Possible Worlds
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2020
    • Woody Harrelson and Brie Larson in The Glass Castle (2017)
      The Glass Castle
      7.1
      • Art Director
      • 2017
    • Manhattan (2014)
      Manhattan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Art Director (as James Oberlander)
      • 2015
    • Michael Douglas in Beyond the Reach (2014)
      Beyond the Reach
      5.6
      • Art Director (as Jim Oberlander)
      • 2014
    • Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in The Lone Ranger (2013)
      The Lone Ranger
      6.4
      • Art Director
      • 2013
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville in The Last Stand (2013)
      The Last Stand
      6.3
      • Art Director
      • 2013
    • Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
      Haywire
      5.8
      • Art Director
      • 2011
    • Colin Farrell and Anton Yelchin in Fright Night (2011)
      Fright Night
      6.4
      • Art Director
      • 2011
    • Mary McCormack in In Plain Sight (2008)
      In Plain Sight
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2011
    • Gerard Butler in Gamer (2009)
      Gamer
      5.7
      • Art Director
      • 2009
    • The Burrowers (2008)
      The Burrowers
      5.7
      • Art Director
      • 2008
    • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
      Breaking Bad
      9.5
      TV Series
      • Art Director (as James Oberlander)
      • 2008
    • Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
      The Astronaut Farmer
      6.3
      • Art Director
      • 2006
    • Kim Basinger and John Corbett in Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
      Elvis Has Left the Building
      5.1
      • Art Director (as Jim Oberlander)
      • 2004

    Art Department



    • Paul (2011)
      Paul
      6.9
      • set designer
      • 2011
    • Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts in Crash (2008)
      Crash
      6.8
      TV Series
      • construction drawings (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker in Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
      Did You Hear About the Morgans?
      4.9
      • set designer
      • 2009
    • George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
      The Men Who Stare at Goats
      6.2
      • assistant art director (as Jim Oberlander)
      • 2009
    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • set designer
      • 2009
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron in In the Valley of Elah (2007)
      In the Valley of Elah
      7.1
      • set designer
      • 2007
    • Jennifer Lopez and Martin Sheen in Bordertown (2007)
      Bordertown
      6.0
      • assistant art director
      • 2007
    • Trade (2007)
      Trade
      7.3
      • art director: New Mexico/U.S. (as James Oberlander)
      • 2007
    • Julianna Margulies and Peter Krause in The Lost Room (2006)
      The Lost Room
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant art director
      • 2006
    • The Far Side of Jericho (2006)
      The Far Side of Jericho
      4.4
      • set designer
      • 2006
    • Keri Russell and Matthew Settle in Into the West (2005)
      Into the West
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant art director: US
      • 2005
    • Around the Bend (2004)
      Around the Bend
      6.4
      • set designer
      • 2004
    • Kim Basinger and John Corbett in Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
      Elvis Has Left the Building
      5.1
      • set designer (as Jim Oberlander)
      • 2004
    • Suspect Zero (2004)
      Suspect Zero
      5.8
      • set designer (as Jim Oberlander)
      • 2004
    • Neve Campbell and Val Kilmer in Blind Horizon (2003)
      Blind Horizon
      5.5
      • set designer
      • 2003

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone in Sphere (1998)
      Sphere
      6.1
      • stage rigging grip (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Robin Williams in Jack (1996)
      Jack
      5.8
      • grip (uncredited)
      • 1996

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