Portrait of Jake Szymanski

Directing

Jake Szymanski

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, with a break from 1976 to 2004, busiest in 2010 and 2026 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for John Mulaney: New in Town
John Mulaney: New in Town
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 6.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jake Szymanski Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    1.2, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.4, average 5.3
  • Tension
    3.3, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Mockumentary Style 2
  • Political Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 56
Bad Day
Bad Day (2026)

Director

John Bronco
John Bronco (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 64
The Package
The Package (2018)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Tour de Pharmacy
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

Co-Executive Producer, Director

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

as Stable Guy

7 Days in Hell
7 Days in Hell (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Beef
Beef (2014)

Director

John Mulaney: New in Town
John Mulaney: New in Town (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Presidential Reunion
Presidential Reunion (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Pete Carroll's Trip to Seattle Delayed
Pete Carroll's Trip to Seattle Delayed (2010)

Director

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 50
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Zac Efron's Pool Party (2009)
GoodWatch score 39

Director, Producer

Bat Fight
Bat Fight (2009)

Director

Step Brothers
Step Brothers (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Caterer

Not Quite Dead...Yet
Not Quite Dead...Yet (2005)

Writer, Director