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Jack Black
Jack Black is a 56 year old american actor, producer, screenwriter and composer, known for Super Mario Movie (2023), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) and Holiday, The (2006) (2006).
Best according to IMDb ratings
Here are the top-rated movies and series featuring Jack Black, based on user ratings on IMDb.
| # | Title | IMDb |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | True Romance (1993) | 7.9 |
| 2 | Kung Fu Panda 1 (2008) | 7.6 |
| 3 | Ice Age (2002) | 7.5 |
| 4 | Enemigo Publico (1998) | 7.3 |
| 5 | Super Mario Movie (2023) | 7.1 |
Jack Black
- Name: Jack Black
- Age: 56 years
- Height: 168 cm
- Birth Date: August 28, 1969
- Birth Name: Thomas Jacob Black
- Birth Region: Hermosa Beach, California, USA
- Nationality: American
Jack Black's filmography
Actor
Jack is listed as actor for seventy two titles.
Jumanji 3
Professor Shelly Oberon
Movie, 2026
- Director: Jake Kasdan
- Main cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan
Minecraft
Steve
Movie, 2025
- Director: Jared Hess
- Main cast: Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers
- Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
Kung Fu Panda 4
Po
Movie, 2024
- Director: Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine
- Main cast: Bryan Cranston, Jack Black, Viola Davis, Awkwafina
- Music: Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro, Nathan Wang
Borderlands
Claptrap
Movie, 2024
- Director: Eli Roth, Tim Miller
- Main cast: Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis
- Music: Steve Jablonsky, Nathan Barr
Dear Santa
Satan
Movie, 2024
- Director: Bobby Farrelly
- Main cast: Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianne Howey, Robert Timothy Smith
- Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Free LSD
(Special Appearance)
Movie, 2023
- Main cast: Jack Black
Super Mario Movie
Bowser
Movie, 2023
- Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
- Main cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Charlie Day
- Music: Brian Tyler, Koji Kondo
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Wolfman Jack
Movie, 2022
- Main cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Daniel Radcliffe, Toby Huss
- Music: Leo Birenberg
Jumanji The Next Level
Oberon
Movie, 2019
- Director: Jake Kasdan
- Main cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan
- Music: Henry Jackman
Goosebumps: Slappy Halloween
R. L. Stine
Movie, 2018
- Main cast: Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Caleel Harris
- Music: Dominic Lewis
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Dexter
Movie, 2018
- Director: Gus van Sant
- Main cast: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Jack Black, Jonah Hill
- Music: Danny Elfman
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Jonathan Barnavelt
Movie, 2018
- Director: Eli Roth
- Main cast: Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Owen Vaccaro
- Music: Nathan Barr
Jumanji 2
Professor Shelly Oberon
Movie, 2017
- Director: Jake Kasdan
- Main cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan
- Music: Henry Jackman
Kung Fu Panda 3
Po
Movie, 2016
- Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni
- Main cast: Bryan Cranston, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman
- Music: Hans Zimmer, Nathan Wang
Goosebumps 3D
Stine / Slappy
Movie, 2015
- Director: Rob Letterman
- Main cast: Amy Ryan, Dylan Minnette, Jack Black, Odeya Rush
- Music: Danny Elfman
Heaven Adores You
Self
Movie, 2014
- Director: Nickolas Dylan Rossi
- Main cast: Jon Brion, Rossie Harris, Elliott Smith
Sex Tape
YouPorn Owner
Movie, 2014
- Director: Jake Kasdan
- Main cast: Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel
- Music: Michael Andrews
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan
Movie, 2013
- Main cast: Mark Hamill, Jack Black
Pretty Sweet
Movie, 2012
- Director: Spike Jonze
The Roadie
JB
Short Film, 2012
- Main cast: Jack Black, Danny McBride, Kyle Gass
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
Movie, 2011
- Director: Rodman Flender
- Main cast: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Scott Healy
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Self (Archival Footage)
Movie, 2011
- Director: Constance Marks
- Main cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Oz, Bill Barretta, Kevin Clash
- Music: Joel Goodman
The Muppets
Jack Black
Movie, 2011
- Director: James Bobin
- Main cast: Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Jason Segel
- Music: Christophe Beck
Kung Fu Panda 02 Kung Fu Panda 2
Po
Movie, 2011
- Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Main cast: Gary Oldman, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman
- Music: Hans Zimmer, John Powell
Dreamworks Holiday Classics (Merry Madagascar + Shrek the Halls + Gift of the Night Fury)
Movie, 2011
- Director: David Soren, Gary Trousdale, Tim Johnson
- Main cast: Jack Black, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Carl Reiner
The Big Year
Brad Harris
Movie, 2011
- Director: David Frankel
- Main cast: Owen Wilson, Jack Black, John Cleese, Steve Martin
- Music: Theodore Shapiro
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Self
Movie, 2011
- Main cast: Matt Damon, Jack Black, Mary Steenburgen, Ted Danson
Gulliver's Travels
Movie, 2010
- Director: Rob Letterman
- Main cast: Emily Blunt, Jack Black
- Music: Henry Jackman
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Movie, 2010
- Director: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen
- Main cast: Alex Lifeson
Tropic Thunder
Jeff Portnoy
Movie, 2008
- Director: Ben Stiller
- Main cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr.
- Music: Theodore Shapiro
Kung Fu Panda 1
Po
Movie, 2008
- Director: John Stevenson
- Main cast: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan
- Music: Hans Zimmer, John Powell
Be Kind Rewind
Jerry
Movie, 2008
- Director: Michel Gondry
- Main cast: Jack Black, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Yasiin Bey
- Music: Jean-Michel Bernard
Dreamworks Kung Fu Panda Awesome Secrets
Po
Movie, 2008
- Director: Raman Hui, Tony Leondis
- Main cast: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen
The Pick of Destiny
JB
Movie, 2006
- Director: Liam Lynch
- Main cast: Jack Black, Ronnie James Dio, Kyle Gass
- Music: Andrew Gross
Coachella
Self (Interviewee)
Movie, 2006
- Director: Drew Thomas
- Main cast: Jason Yates
Holiday, The (2006)
Miles
Movie, 2006
- Director: Nancy Meyers
- Main cast: Jude Law, Jack Black, Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz
- Music: Hans Zimmer
Nacho Libre
Nacho
Movie, 2006
- Director: Jared Hess
- Main cast: Ana de la Reguera, Jack Black, Héctor Jiménez
- Music: Danny Elfman
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Self
Movie, 2006
- Director: Andy Dick
- Main cast: Jamie Anne Allman, Andy Dick, Sara Rue
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
JB
Movie, 2006
- Director: Drew Hancock
- Main cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Black, Kyle Gass
- Music: Jack Black, Kyle Gass
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Carl Denham
Movie, 2005
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Main cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Andy Serkis, Adrien Brody
- Music: James Newton Howard, Mel Wesson
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Presenter
Movie, 2005
- Main cast: Richard Gere, Eriq La Salle, Hilary Swank, Mike Myers, Matt Lauer
Anchorman
Motorcyclist
Movie, 2004
- Director: Adam McKay
- Main cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate
- Music: Alex Wurman
Shark Tale
Lenny
Movie, 2004
- Director: Rob Letterman, Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson
- Main cast: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Jack Black, Renée Zellweger
- Music: Hans Zimmer
Envy
Nick Vanderpark
Movie, 2004
- Director: Barry Levinson
- Main cast: Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Rachel Weisz, Christopher Walken
- Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
The School of Rock
Dewey Finn
Movie, 2003
- Director: Richard Linklater
- Main cast: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Movie, 2003
- Main cast: Jack Black, Kyle Gass
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Movie, 2003
- Director: Allan Kartun
- Main cast: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Max Weinberg
- Music: Howard Shore
Ice Age
Zeke
Movie, 2002
- Director: Chris Wedge
- Main cast: John Leguizamo, Goran Visnjic, Ray Romano, Denis Leary
- Music: David Newman
Run Ronnie Run!
Lead Chimney Sweep
Movie, 2002
- Director: Troy Miller
- Main cast: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Bruce Taylor
- Music: Scott Aukerman, Eban Schletter
Shallow Hal
Hal Larson
Movie, 2001
- Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
- Main cast: Jack Black, Jason Alexander, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Viterelli
- Music: Adam Schlesinger, William Goodrum
Saving Silverman
J.D. McNugent
Movie, 2001
- Director: Dennis Dugan
- Main cast: Jack Black, Amanda Peet, Steve Zahn, Jason Biggs
High Fidelity
Barry
Movie, 2000
- Director: Stephen Frears
- Main cast: Jack Black, John Cusack, Todd Louiso, Iben Hjejle
- Music: Howard Shore
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The kung fu panda
Movie, 1999
- Director: David Fincher
- Main cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf
Jesus' Son
Georgie
Movie, 1999
- Director: Alison Maclean
- Main cast: Billy Crudup, Jack Black, Denis Leary
- Music: Joe Henry
Cradle Will Rock
Sid
Movie, 1999
- Director: Tim Robbins
- Main cast: Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Rubén Blades, Hank Azaria
- Music: David Robbins
Heat Vision and Jack
Jack
Movie, 1999
- Director: Ben Stiller
- Main cast: Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Ron Silver
I Know What You Did Last Summer 2
Titus Telesco
Movie, 1998
- Main cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mekhi Phifer, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood
- Music: John Frizzell
Enemigo Publico
Fiedler
Movie, 1998
- Director: Tony Scott
- Main cast: Will Smith, Jon Voight, Gene Hackman, Regina King
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams, Trevor Rabin
Johnny Skidmarks
Jerry
Movie, 1998
- Director: John Raffo
- Main cast: John Lithgow, John Kapelos, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher
- Music: Brian Langsbard
Bong Water
Devlin
Movie, 1998
- Director: Richard Sears
- Main cast: Jack Black, Brittany Murphy, Luke Wilson
- Music: Mark Mothersbaugh, Josh Mancell
The Jackal
Ian Lamont
Movie, 1997
- Director: Michael Caton-Jones
- Main cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora
- Music: Carter Burwell
Mars Attacks!
Billy Glenn Norris
Movie, 1996
- Director: Tim Burton
- Main cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan
- Music: Danny Elfman
Bio-Dome
Tenacious D
Movie, 1996
- Director: Jason Bloom
- Main cast: Pauly Shore, Stephen Baldwin, Joey Lauren Adams, William Atherton
- Music: Andrew Gross
Crossworlds
Steve
Movie, 1996
- Director: Krishna Rao
- Main cast: Rutger Hauer, Josh Charles
- Music: Christophe Beck
Waterworld
Pilot
Movie, 1995
- Director: Kevin Reynolds
- Main cast: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Tina Majorino
- Music: James Newton Howard
Bye Bye Love
DJ at Party
Movie, 1995
- Director: Sam Weisman
- Main cast: Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reiser
- Music: J.A.C. Redford
Dead Man Walking
Craig Poncelet
Movie, 1995
- Director: Tim Robbins
- Main cast: Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry
- Music: David Robbins
The Neverending Story 3: Escape from Fantasia
Slip
Movie, 1994
- Director: Peter MacDonald
- Main cast: Jack Black, Jason James Richter, Ryan Bollman, Melody Kay
True Romance
Movie Theater Usher
Movie, 1993
- Director: Tony Scott
- Main cast: Patricia Arquette, Christian Slater, Michael Rapaport, Bronson Pinchot
- Music: Hans Zimmer
Demolition Man
Wasteland Scrap
Movie, 1993
- Director: Marco Brambilla
- Main cast: Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone, Nigel Hawthorne
- Music: Elliot Goldenthal
Bob Roberts
Roger Davis
Movie, 1992
- Director: Tim Robbins
- Main cast: Alan Rickman, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Robbins
- Music: David Robbins
Our Shining Moment
Movie, 1991
- Director: Mark Tinker
- Main cast: Jonathan Brandis, Seth Green, Cindy Pickett
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Producer
Jack is listed as producer for four titles.
Happily
Movie, 2021
- Main cast: Paul Scheer, Joel McHale, Shannon Woodward, Al Madrigal, Natalie Zea
- Music: Joseph Trapanese
Gulliver's Travels
Movie, 2010
- Director: Rob Letterman
- Main cast: Emily Blunt, Jack Black
- Music: Henry Jackman
The Pick of Destiny
Movie, 2006
- Director: Liam Lynch
- Main cast: Jack Black, Ronnie James Dio, Kyle Gass
- Music: Andrew Gross
Nacho Libre
Movie, 2006
- Director: Jared Hess
- Main cast: Ana de la Reguera, Jack Black, Héctor Jiménez
- Music: Danny Elfman
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Screenwriter
Jack is listed as screenwriter for two titles.
The Roadie
Short Film, 2012
- Main cast: Jack Black, Danny McBride, Kyle Gass
The Pick of Destiny
Movie, 2006
- Director: Liam Lynch
- Main cast: Jack Black, Ronnie James Dio, Kyle Gass
- Music: Andrew Gross
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Composer
Jack is listed as composer for one title.
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
Movie, 2006
- Director: Drew Hancock
- Main cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Black, Kyle Gass
- Music: Jack Black, Kyle Gass
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