Seth Gordon
Biography
Seth Gordon has produced and edited the critically lauded films NEW YORK DOLL and CRY WOLF, which grossed $10m at the US box office, and was the cinematographer on the Oscar-nominated SHUT UP AND SING.
Most recently, Seth directed the critically acclaimed THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. The film was noted on a host of critics; and publicationsʼ Best of the Year lists. He is currently set to direct HORRIBLE BOSSES starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and Kevin Spacey. Seth is an honors graduate of Yale University, winner of an Oxford University writing fellowship and alumni of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He has also produced documentaries for PBS, the Gates Foundation and the UN.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 381 mi Total budget from 6 film(s) with data
- US$ 727 mi Total box office from 6 film(s) with data
- US$ 63 mi Average budget from 6 film(s) with data
- US$ 121 mi Average box office from 6 film(s) with data
- 6.4 Average rating from 7 film(s) with data
- 3.3× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Back in Action
|
2025 | US$ 159 mi | — | 6.4 |
Baywatch
|
2017 | US$ 69 mi | US$ 178 mi | 6.1 |
Identity Thief
|
2013 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 174 mi | 5.9 |
Horrible Bosses
|
2011 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 210 mi | 6.6 |
Freakonomics
|
2010 | US$ 3 mi | US$ 103,735 | 6.1 |
DiDi Hollywood
|
2010 | — | — | 3.9 |
Four Christmases
|
2008 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 164 mi | 5.8 |
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
|
2007 | — | US$ 790,128 | 7.7 |
