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Gregory Jacobs

Gregory Jacobs

Producer, director and writer · Born August 14, 1968 (58) · Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 3 other major award bodies

Gregory "Greg" Jacobs is an American film director, assistant director, producer, and screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with several film directors, most notably Steven Soderbergh. Jacobs has also been operating as a director himself, having overseen projects such as Criminal, Wind Chill and Magic Mike XXL.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 14, 1968 (58)
From
Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Gregory Jacobs' films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
25%
Self
19%
Survival
12%
Power
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
9
Dread
6
Warm
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gregory Jacobs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gregory Jacobs' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page.

  • Where to Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Black Bag(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Apples Never Fall(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Mike's Last Dance(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Tom Papa: What a Day!(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Finding Magic Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Dog(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Let Them All Talk(2020)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Laundromat(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Avenues(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Now Apocalypse(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • High Flying Bird(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Unsane(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Logan Lucky(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Good Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Thanks

  • Blackway(2015)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike XXL(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Red Oaks(2014)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Knick(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Edge of Tomorrow(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Candelabra(2013)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Side Effects(2013)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike(2012)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Haywire(2011)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Contagion(2011)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Informant!(2009)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend Experience(2009)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part Two(2008)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part One(2008)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Wind Chill(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Good German(2006)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Eros(2004)

    First Assistant Director · Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Criminal(2004)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Solaris(2002)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Full Frontal(2002)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Traffic(2000)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Price of Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

  • Erin Brockovich(2000)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Limey(1999)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Lover(1998)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas(1998)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Out of Sight(1998)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Newton Boys(1998)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Production Assistant

  • A Very Brady Sequel(1996)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pie in the Sky(1995)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Eye for an Eye(1996)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Underneath(1995)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Before Sunrise(1995)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Amateur(1994)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Foreign Student(1994)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Naked in New York(1993)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • King of the Hill(1993)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Music of Chance(1993)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Family Prayers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    First Assistant Director

  • Simple Men(1992)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Under Cover of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    First Assistant Director

  • City of Hope(1991)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lonely Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    First Assistant Director

  • Little Man Tate(1991)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare(1991)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Thousand Pieces of Gold(1990)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Tune in Tomorrow...(1990)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Miller's Crossing(1990)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Elliot Fauman, Ph.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • Shag(1988)

    Additional Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Life Under Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Just Like America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Production Assistant

  • Matewan(1987)

    Set Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 75 titles from 1987 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

$381M worldwide

Highest rated

Before Sunrise (1995)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 75: 3 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting4 of 75: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing34 of 75: 12 only producing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew56 of 75: 38 only other crew, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

75 titles, 22 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s27 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 2 other major awards from 4 major nominations, 2004–2014.

WinNomination
  1. 2014
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  2. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
  3. 2004
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gregory Jacobs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 58; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · producer

Now Apocalypse (2019)

71st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Before Sunrise (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gregory Jacobs' work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles15–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles13–70 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles41–83 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles30–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles9–63 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gregory Jacobs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gregory Jacobs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Soderbergh shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles