Jared Hess
Biography
Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess (née Demke, born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers known for their work on Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009), all of which they co-wrote and which were directed by Jared. (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White.) For their film Ninety-Five Senses, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
They also produced music videos for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", and the Killers' Christmas charity single "Boots".
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Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Jack Black 4
- Jemaine Clement 3
- Jennifer Coolidge 3
- Jon Heder 3
- Danielle Brooks 2
- Emma Myers 2
- Héctor Jiménez 2
- Jason Momoa 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 220 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.1 bi Total box office from 6 film(s) with data
- US$ 44 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 189 mi Average box office from 6 film(s) with data
- 6.1 Average rating from 7 film(s) with data
- 5.2× Return on investment from 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Minecraft Movie Squared
|
2027 | — | — | — |
A Minecraft Movie
|
2025 | US$ 150 mi | US$ 960 mi | 6.2 |
Thelma the Unicorn
|
2024 | — | — | 6.9 |
Ninety-Five Senses
|
2022 | — | — | 7.4 |
Masterminds
|
2016 | US$ 25 mi | US$ 29 mi | 5.8 |
Don Verdean
|
2015 | — | US$ 31,309 | 4.9 |
Gentlemen Broncos
|
2009 | US$ 10 mi | US$ 118,492 | 5.7 |
Nacho Libre
|
2006 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 99 mi | 6.5 |
Napoleon Dynamite
|
2004 | US$ 400,000 | US$ 46 mi | 6.8 |
Peluca
|
2003 | — | — | 6.3 |
Micronations
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