Jake Castorena is an Emmy-nominated director, known for directing The Death of Superman, Reign of Superman, and X-Men '97.
Biography from TMDB.
- Director, also actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Jake Castorena's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
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 Jake Castorena's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jake Castorena'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
11 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

X-Men '97(2024)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Death and Return of Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Reign of the Supermen(2019)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Death of Superman(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Justice League Action(2016)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Young Justice(2010)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2010 to 2024.
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
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2024, Outstanding Animated Program.
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 Jake Castorena's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 4 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 Jake Castorena's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.
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 Jake Castorena work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jake Castorena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Finger shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Sam LiuShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Liu

Writers
- Bill FingerShared titles: Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019), Reign of the Supermen (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), The Death of Superman (2018), Justice League Action (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Bill Finger

- Bob KaneShared titles: Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019), Reign of the Supermen (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), The Death of Superman (2018), Justice League Action (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Bob Kane

- Dan JurgensShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), The Death of Superman (2018), Justice League Action (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Jurgens

- George PérezShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), The Death of Superman (2018), Justice League Action (2016)See all 3 shared titles with George Pérez

Actors
- Eric BauzaShared titles: Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019), Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Bauza

- Jason O'MaraShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jason O'Mara

- Jerry O'ConnellShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry O'Connell

- John DiMaggioShared titles: Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)See all 2 shared titles with John DiMaggio

Composers and editors
- Christopher D. LozinskiShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher D. Lozinski
- Frederik WiedmannShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Frederik Wiedmann

Producers
- Sam RegisterShared titles: Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019), Reign of the Supermen (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Sam Register

- Amy McKennaShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Amy McKenna
- James TuckerShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with James Tucker

- Matthew MahoneyShared titles: Reign of the Supermen (2019), Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018), The Death of Superman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew Mahoney
