- Films
- 7
- Avg rating
- 5.97
- Peak run
- 2004’16
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Jared by the numbers
Average
5.97
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.01
bigger films count more
Median
5.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.53
rating spread
Career
22y
2004 to 2025
Total votes
624K
across every film
Best
7.0
Napoleon Dynamite
Worst
5.4
Don Verdean
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  A Minecraft Movie | 5.6 | 169K |
| 2024 | Thelma the Unicorn | 5.7 | 3,589 |
| 2016 |  Masterminds | 5.9 | 66,943 |
| 2015 | Don Verdean | 5.4 | 6,291 |
| 2009 |  Gentlemen Broncos | 6.2 | 14,734 |
| 2006 |  Nacho Libre | 6.0 | 104K |
| 2004 |  Napoleon Dynamite | 7.0 | 260K |
Better together?
Jared Hess's regulars
- Jerusha HessWriter · 5 films · 6.06 avg●+0.03
- Munn PowellCinematographer · 2 films · 6.60 avg
- Jon HederDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.35 avg▲+0.49
- Jemaine ClementDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.80 avg▼−0.34
- Jack BlackDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.80 avg▼−0.27
- Chris BowmanWriter · 2 films · 5.75 avg▼−0.17
- Hubbel PalmerWriter · 2 films · 5.75 avg▼−0.17
- Will ForteDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.55 avg▼−0.46
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Jared Hess
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Animated Short · Academy Awards 2024Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
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