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Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born October 19, 1977 (49) · Montreal, Québec, Canada

Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · Oscar nominee · 7 other major award bodies

Jason R. Reitman ( /ˈraɪtmən/; born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian and American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking (2005), Juno (2007), Up in the Air (2009), Young Adult (2011), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Saturday Night (2024). He has received one Grammy Award, one Golden Globe and four Academy Award nominations, two for Best Director. He is the son of director Ivan Reitman. He is known for frequently collaborating with screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Gil Kenan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Reitman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 19, 1977 (49)
From
Montreal, Québec, Canada
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 41 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Jason Reitman's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
33%
Self
27%
Morality
17%
Society
14%
Survival
6%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · 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 8 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
5
Joyful
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

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 Jason Reitman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Reitman's 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

41 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Hell of a Summer(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ragamuffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Saturday Night(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Host / Scene Descriptions

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Euphoria(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Front Runner(2018)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tully(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Demolition(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Roast Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Casual(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Men, Women & Children(2014)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Whiplash(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Labor Day(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Whiplash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Jeff, Who Lives at Home(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Young Adult(2011)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ceremony(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chloe(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lost In The Air: The Jason Reitman Press Tour Simulator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Up in the Air(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jennifer's Body(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Juno(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Thank You for Smoking(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Consent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Gulp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • In God We Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Fathers' Day(1997)

    as Wrong Kid in Alley

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dave(1993)

    as Vice-President's Son

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Kindergarten Cop(1990)

    as Kissing Boy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters II(1989)

    as Brownstone Boy #2

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    as Granger Grandson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • 71 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Astro Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Ghostbusters: Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Idle Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 37 of them dated from 1975 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Juno (2007)

$232M worldwide

Highest rated

Whiplash (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 41: 6 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting19 of 41: 6 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting11 of 41: 0 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing21 of 41: 13 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew3 of 41: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 14 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s2 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s8 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s8 · 1 acting · 7 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 Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and 4 other major awards from 18 major nominations, 2007–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Sundance award, nominated
  2. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +4 other major bodies · 2 wins and 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Screenplay, Adapted
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  3. 2009
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  4. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  5. 2007
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Screenplay

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 Jason Reitman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 27 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed3

Most loved · producer

Whiplash (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 17 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 Jason Reitman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles9–43 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles21–56 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles34–84 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles21–67 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles14–63 · median 31 · 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 Jason Reitman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Reitman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Steelberg shares the most, 10.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles