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Portrait of Jay Roach

Directing

Jay Roach

Titles
38movies6TV shows
Career

Active from 1990 to 2025, busiest in 1999 with 3 main titles.

Directed
20
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for All the Way
All the Way
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Jay Roach Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Political Satire 3
  • Political Drama 3
  • Cringe Comedy 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
RoleAnyProduction23Directing18Appearances4Other crew4Writing2Acting1Camera1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s11990s92000s112010s122020s4
GenreAnyComedy26Drama12Romance8TV Movie6Crime5History4Documentary2Thriller2Action2Adventure2Science Fiction2Music1Horror1Mystery1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

4 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch64
The Roses

Director, Producer

GoodWatch56
Coastal Elites

Executive Producer, Director

2010s

12 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch67
Bombshell

Director, Producer

GoodWatch88
Barry

TV show · as Jay Roach

GoodWatch79
All the Way

Executive Producer, Director

GoodWatch70
Trumbo

Producer, Director

GoodWatch57
The Campaign

Director, Producer

GoodWatch70
Game Change

Executive Producer, Director

2000s

11 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch76
Recount

Director, Executive Producer

GoodWatch49
Meet the Fockers

Director, Producer

GoodWatch56
50 First Dates

Executive Producer

GoodWatch75
Meet the Parents

Director, Producer

1990s

9 titles · average score 56
Sound of Peace

Cinematography

GoodWatch47
Blown Away

Associate Producer, Story

Tales of the Unknown

Director of Photography

1980s

1 title
Odyssey

Cinematography