Jay Roach

17 films directed

Biography

Mathew Jay Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Austin Powers film series, Meet the Parents, Dinner for Schmucks, The Campaign, Trumbo, and Bombshell.

Roach also earned critical acclaim for directing and producing the political television drama films Recount, Game Change, and All the Way. He produced the films under his Everyman Pictures banner. He has received four Primetime Emmy Awards from six nominations for his work.

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Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 517 mi Total budget from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 1.8 bi Total box office from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 47 mi Average budget from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 168 mi Average box office from 11 film(s) with data
6.5 Average rating from 14 film(s) with data
3.6× Return on investment from 11 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
The Roses	2025	US$ 30 mi	US$ 52 mi	6.6
Coastal Elites	2020	—	—	5.8
Bombshell	2019	US$ 32 mi	US$ 61 mi	6.8
All the Way	2016	—	—	6.7
Trumbo	2015	US$ 15 mi	US$ 8 mi	7.2
The Campaign	2012	US$ 95 mi	US$ 105 mi	5.8
Game Change	2012	—	—	6.9
Dinner for Schmucks	2010	US$ 69 mi	US$ 86 mi	5.7
Recount	2008	—	—	6.8
Earth to America	2005	—	—	7.7
Meet the Fockers	2004	US$ 80 mi	US$ 517 mi	6.3
Austin Powers in Goldmember	2002	US$ 63 mi	US$ 297 mi	6.0
Meet the Parents	2000	US$ 55 mi	US$ 330 mi	6.7
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	1999	US$ 33 mi	US$ 312 mi	6.3
Mystery, Alaska	1999	US$ 28 mi	US$ 9 mi	6.3
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'	1999	—	—	8.0
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	1997	US$ 17 mi	US$ 68 mi	6.6