Portrait of Rick Jaffa

Writing

Rick Jaffa

Career

Active from 1996 to 2031, with a break from 1998 to 2010, busiest in 2015 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 7.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rick Jaffa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Immersive World-Building 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Epic Scale Spectacle 2
  • High-Stakes Action 2
  • Technological Marvel 2
  • Environmental Allegory 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Untitled Planet of the Apes Film
Untitled Planet of the Apes Film

Producer

2030s

1 title
Avatar 5
Avatar 5 (2031)

Story

2020s

5 titles · average score 68
Avatar 4
Avatar 4 (2029)

Story

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

Story, Screenplay

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

Characters, Producer

Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

Story, Screenplay

Mulan
Mulan (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

2010s

5 titles · average score 72
War for the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer, Characters

Jurassic World
Jurassic World (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Screenplay

In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Story

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

Characters, Producer

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Producer

1990s

2 titles · average score 44
The Relic
The Relic (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Eye for an Eye
Eye for an Eye (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer