Jordan David Lifshitz (born October 13, 1992) is an American film producer. He is better known for producing films like Becky, Companion, Barbarian, and Woman of the Hour. He is also the co-founder of BoulderLight Pictures, a production company. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. D. Lifshitz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 13, 1992 (34)
- Great Neck, New York, USA
- Producer, also writer
- 28 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are J.D. Lifshitz's films like?
Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 17
Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 16
Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 12
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 10
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 5
Casual 3 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous15
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 J.D. Lifshitz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for J.D. Lifshitz'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
38 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Buddy(2026)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Weapons(2025)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Friendship(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Companion(2025)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Woman of the Hour(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Wrath of Becky(2023)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Resurrected(2023)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Missing(2023)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Barbarian(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Gone in the Night(2022)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Firestarter(2022)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Wild Indian(2021)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Dementia: Part II(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Doors(2021)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Becky(2020)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Browse(2020)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Vigil(2019)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Portals(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Pledge(2018)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Searching(2018)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Dismissed(2017)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Bad Match(2017)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
On the Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Uncaged(2016)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Dementia(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Contracted: Phase II(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Valentine Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Contracted(2013)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Chillerama(2011)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all filmsAmityville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Cut Outs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Molepeople (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Play Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Faculty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Tower Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Weep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 38 titles, 30 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.
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.
How do J.D. Lifshitz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th12
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 28 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 J.D. Lifshitz's work okay for kids?
Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 J.D. Lifshitz work with?
People who share at least 2 of J.D. Lifshitz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raphael Margules shares the most, 22.
Directors
- Mike TestinShared titles: Browse (2020), Dementia: Part II (2018), Dismissed (2017), Contracted: Phase II (2015), Dementia (2015), Contracted (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Mike Testin
- Zach CreggerShared titles: Companion (2025), Weapons (2025), Barbarian (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Zach Cregger
- Keith ThomasShared titles: Firestarter (2022), The Vigil (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Keith Thomas
Writers
- Lane SkyeShared titles: The Wrath of Becky (2023), Becky (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Lane Skye
- Nick MorrisShared titles: The Wrath of Becky (2023), Becky (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Morris
- Ruckus SkyeShared titles: The Wrath of Becky (2023), Becky (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ruckus Skye
- Chris WhiteShared titles: Doors (2021), Portals (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Chris White
Actors
- Matt MercerShared titles: Browse (2020), Dementia: Part II (2018), Contracted: Phase II (2015), Contracted (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Matt Mercer
- Najarra TownsendShared titles: Dementia: Part II (2018), Contracted: Phase II (2015), Contracted (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Najarra Townsend
- Whitmer ThomasShared titles: Weapons (2025), Friendship (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Whitmer Thomas
- Lulu WilsonShared titles: The Wrath of Becky (2023), Becky (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Lulu Wilson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Zach KupersteinShared titles: Buddy (2026), Woman of the Hour (2023), Barbarian (2022), The Vigil (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Zach Kuperstein
- Josh EthierShared titles: Buddy (2026), Companion (2025), Contracted (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Josh Ethier
- Michael YezerskiShared titles: Buddy (2026), The Vigil (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Yezerski
- Brett W. BachmanShared titles: Companion (2025), The Vigil (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Brett W. Bachman
Producers
- Raphael MargulesShared titles: Buddy (2026), Companion (2025), Weapons (2025), Friendship (2024), The Wrath of Becky (2023), Woman of the Hour (2023), Barbarian (2022), Firestarter (2022), Gone in the Night (2022), Doors (2021), Wild Indian (2021), Becky (2020) and 10 moreSee newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Raphael Margules
- Tracy RosenblumShared titles: Buddy (2026), Companion (2025), Friendship (2024), The Wrath of Becky (2023), Woman of the Hour (2023), Barbarian (2022), Gone in the Night (2022), Doors (2021)See all 8 shared titles with Tracy Rosenblum
- Roy LeeShared titles: Companion (2025), Weapons (2025), Woman of the Hour (2023), Barbarian (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Roy Lee
- Jamie BucknerShared titles: Buddy (2026), Companion (2025), The Vigil (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Jamie Buckner
Mixed roles
- Cary MurnionShared titles: The Wrath of Becky (2023), Becky (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Cary Murnion
- Jonathan MilottShared titles: The Wrath of Becky (2023), Becky (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Milott
