Portrait of Jared Hess

Directing

Jared Hess

Career

Active from 2001 to 2027, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Man on Earth
The Last Man on Earth
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jared Hess Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Quirky Comedy 3
  • Deadpan Humor 3
  • High-Energy Spectacle 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Indie Film 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Micronations
Micronations

Director

2020s

6 titles · average score 65
A Minecraft Movie Squared
A Minecraft Movie Squared (2027)

Director, Screenplay

Standout: The Ben Kjar Story
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer

A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
GoodWatch score 52

as General Chungus (voice)

Thelma the Unicorn
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gerald (voice)

The Gutter
The Gutter (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

Ninety-Five Senses
Ninety-Five Senses (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

2010s

6 titles · average score 49
The Unexpected Race
The Unexpected Race (2018)

as Deputy

The Insufferable Groo
The Insufferable Groo (2018)

Producer

Tim Timmerman: Hope of America
Tim Timmerman: Hope of America (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

Thanks

Masterminds
Masterminds (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Don Verdean
Don Verdean (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer, Producer

Austenland
Austenland (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

Associate Producer

2000s

10 titles · average score 54
Gentlemen Broncos
Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer, Director

Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre (2006)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

On Location Napoleon Dynamite
On Location Napoleon Dynamite (2006)

Director

Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Winner Take Steve
Winner Take Steve (2004)

Director

Peluca
Peluca (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (2003)
GoodWatch score 32

as Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green

The R.M.
The R.M. (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as LD3 Nerd

The Singles Ward
The Singles Ward (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

as DJ V'dob

Cardboard Only
Cardboard Only (2001)

Director