James White is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Josh Mond.

The film stars Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh and David Call.

James, a twenty-something New Yorker, struggles to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.

James White premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival[2] where it won the NEXT Audience Award.

[4] James White is a 20-something unemployed man who lives with his divorced, terminally ill mother, Gail, in New York.

His father's friend, Ben, who works for a magazine, offers James his condolences and says maybe he could find him a job.

Josh Mond started writing the script to explore and understand his own feelings after losing his mother to cancer in 2011.

During the writing of the script, Mond listened to the albums of Scott Mescudi, also known by his stage name Kid Cudi.

[6][7] In the middle of writing the script, Mond made an experimental short film precursor called ‘1009’ and had his close-friend, actor Christopher Abbott play the leading role.

[8] Abbott based his performance on people he'd met, especially New Yorkers, Josh Mond and himself.

[10] Actor-director Mark Webber, a friend of Mond's, sent his former colleague Mescudi the script.

[3] It also screened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival[15] and at the 2015 AFI Fest where it won the American Independents Audience Award.

The site's critical consensus states: "Led by powerfully complementary performances from Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon, James White offers an affecting calling card for debuting writer-director Josh Mond.

"[18] On Metacritic the film has received a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".