Portrait of Jon M. Chu

Directing

Jon M. Chu

Career

Active from 2001 to 2028, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for In the Heights
In the Heights
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jon M. Chu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.4, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Concert Film 2
  • Music-Driven 2
  • Teen Idol 2
  • Pop Culture Phenomenon 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Positive Message 2
  • Inspirational 2
  • Blockbuster Spectacle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

10 titles
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts

Director

Permanent Record
Permanent Record

Director, Producer

Play-Doh
Play-Doh

Producer, Director

Untitled Britany Spears Biopic
Untitled Britany Spears Biopic

Director

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Director, Executive Producer

The Goxfather
The Goxfather

Producer, Director

Split Fiction
Split Fiction

Director, Producer

Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels

Director, Producer

The Woman in Me
The Woman in Me

Director

The Great Chinese Art Heist
The Great Chinese Art Heist

Director

2020s

8 titles · average score 73
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Oh, the Places You'll Go! (2028)

Director

Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (2025)
GoodWatch score 79

Executive Music Producer

Wicked
Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Thanks

Character Conversations
Character Conversations (2024)

TV show

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

In the Heights
In the Heights (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

2010s

12 titles · average score 48
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Dance Camp
Dance Camp (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

Jem and the Holograms
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Producer

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)

Director

G.I. Joe: Retaliation
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Justin Bieber's Believe
Justin Bieber's Believe (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Step Up Revolution
Step Up Revolution (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

Executive Producer

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra (2011)
GoodWatch score 22

Director

Step Up 3D
Step Up 3D (2010)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

2000s

4 titles · average score 53
Step Up 2: The Streets
Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Miley and Mandy Show
The Miley and Mandy Show (2008)

TV show

Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner
Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner (2002)

Director

Silent Beats
Silent Beats (2001)

Director

1990s

1 title · average score 61
Freaked
Freaked (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

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