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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: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Jay Roach Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 2.9
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
TypeAllMovies16TV shows1
RoleAnyProduction12Directing7Acting1Appearances1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1990s22000s82010s62020s1
GenreAnyComedy17Romance7Crime4Drama3Adventure2Action1Science Fiction1
Trait😂 Strong Situational Comedy (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

1 title

2010s

6 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch88
Poster for Barry

TV show · as Jay Roach

GoodWatch57
Poster for The Campaign

Director, Producer

2000s

8 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch49
Poster for Meet the Fockers

Director, Producer

GoodWatch56
Poster for 50 First Dates

Executive Producer

GoodWatch75
Poster for Meet the Parents

Director, Producer

1990s

2 titles · average score 64