Jake Kasdan
Biography
Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the eldest son of prolific screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan. Jake is best known for directing comedies such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011) and Sex Tape (2014). He is also known for his collaborations with actor Dwayne Johnson in action-comedies such as Red One (2024) and the Jumanji reboot trilogy (2017–26).
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Dwayne Johnson 5
- Jack Black 4
- Alex Wolff 3
- Karen Gillan 3
- Kevin Hart 3
- Madison Iseman 3
- Ser'Darius Blain 3
- Awkwafina 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 585 mi Total budget from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 2.4 bi Total box office from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 65 mi Average budget from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 265 mi Average box office from 9 film(s) with data
- 6.3 Average rating from 9 film(s) with data
- 4.1× Return on investment from 9 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jumanji: Open World
|
2026 | — | — | — |
Red One
|
2024 | US$ 250 mi | US$ 186 mi | 7.0 |
Jumanji: The Next Level
|
2019 | US$ 125 mi | US$ 802 mi | 6.9 |
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
|
2017 | US$ 90 mi | US$ 995 mi | 6.8 |
Sex Tape
|
2014 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 126 mi | 5.4 |
Bad Teacher
|
2011 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 216 mi | 5.6 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
|
2007 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 18 mi | 6.6 |
The TV Set
|
2007 | US$ 2 mi | US$ 265,198 | 6.1 |
Orange County
|
2002 | US$ 18 mi | US$ 43 mi | 6.0 |
Zero Effect
|
1998 | US$ 5 mi | US$ 2 mi | 6.3 |
John Henry and the Statesmen
|
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