| Just Jim | |
| Director: | Craig Roberts |
| Music: | Michael Price |
| Cinematography: | Richard Stoddard |
| Editing: | Stephen Haren |
| Studio: | Vox Pictures BBC Films |
| Distributor: | Soda Pictures |
| Runtime: | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | £300,000 |
Just Jim is a 2015 Welsh black comedy film written and directed by Craig Roberts in his directorial debut. The film stars Roberts as a lonely Welsh teenager who is given the chance to increase his popularity when a cool American (Emile Hirsch) moves in next door
The film premiered at South by Southwest on 14 March 2015 and was released in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2015.
The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, holding approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews.[2] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter states in his review: "A misshapen but nicely dressed coming-of-age film."[3] Fionnuala Halligan of ScreenDaily says "As a directorial debut, though, Just Jim is an encouraging start for Roberts, should he ever wish to give up the day job."[4]