Jay Roach

Director and producer. Born 14 June 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

Titles on Fi1m7 directing · 2 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Emmys2 won

Born

14 June 1957, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Active

1999–present

Frequently works with

Ben Stiller, Jane Rosenthal, John Hamburg, Robert De Niro, Anthony Hines, Blythe Danner, Dan Mazer, Jim Herzfeld

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

63Fi1m

61Critics

We rate Jay’s work 2 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above0

60 to 794

Under 603

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.6bn across 7 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 2 Emmys2 won
Active: 1999–present

Genres

Comedy5
Drama3
Romance3
Crime2
Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

78BestMeet the Parents2000

52WorstMeet the Fockers2004

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11980s

101990s

122000s

132010s

52020s

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards2 won

Won2012Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special · Game Change
Won2008Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special · Recount

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.