Jared Stern is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with John Whittington on The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022), the latter of which he also directed. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Jared Stern, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 28, 1970 (56)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Producer, writer and director
- 13 on Motif · 16 credits in all
What are Jared Stern's films like?
Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their Motif 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 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 6
Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 9
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 10 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous2
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 Jared Stern's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Jared Stern's titles on Motif; 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
16 credits, 13 with a Motif page.
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)
DC League of Super-Pets(2022)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Green Eggs and Ham(2019)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Smallfoot(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Happy Anniversary(2018)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
It Happened In L.A.(2017)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Lego Batman Movie(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Storks(2016)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Dr. Ken(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
The Internship(2013)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
K.I.T. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
The Watch(2012)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Mr. Popper's Penguins(2011)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all filmsToto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of Oz (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 14 of them dated from 2011 to 2022.
Biggest box office
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Highest rated
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Most popular right now
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
Film career
- 2022Screen debut· DC League of Super-Pets
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jared Stern's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Jared Stern's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter 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 Jared Stern work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jared Stern's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Whittington shares the most, 4.
Writers
- John WhittingtonShared titles: DC League of Super-Pets (2022), Green Eggs and Ham (2019), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)See all 4 shared titles with John Whittington
- Bill FingerShared titles: DC League of Super-Pets (2022), The Lego Batman Movie (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Finger
- Bob KaneShared titles: DC League of Super-Pets (2022), The Lego Batman Movie (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Kane
- Jerry SiegelShared titles: DC League of Super-Pets (2022), The Lego Batman Movie (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Siegel
Actors
- Keegan-Michael KeyShared titles: Green Eggs and Ham (2019), Storks (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Keegan-Michael Key
- Vince VaughnShared titles: The Internship (2013), The Watch (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Vince Vaughn
Cinematographers and editors
- John VenzonShared titles: The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), Storks (2016)See all 3 shared titles with John Venzon
- David EganShared titles: DC League of Super-Pets (2022), Happy Anniversary (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Egan
- Nicholas WiesnetShared titles: Happy Anniversary (2018), It Happened In L.A. (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Wiesnet
- David BurrowsShared titles: The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)See all 2 shared titles with David Burrows
Producers
- Christopher MillerShared titles: Smallfoot (2018), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), Storks (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Christopher Miller
- Phil LordShared titles: Smallfoot (2018), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), Storks (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Phil Lord
- Glenn FicarraShared titles: DC League of Super-Pets (2022), Smallfoot (2018), Storks (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Glenn Ficarra
- John RequaShared titles: DC League of Super-Pets (2022), Smallfoot (2018), Storks (2016)See all 3 shared titles with John Requa
Mixed roles
- Chris McKayShared titles: The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Chris McKay
- Seth Grahame-SmithShared titles: The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Seth Grahame-Smith
