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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) is a hidden-camera comedy directed by Jeff Tremaine, starring Johnny Knoxville as Irving Zisman and Jackson Nicoll as Billy; it grossed $160.9 million worldwide and earned an Academy Award makeup nomination.

Jackass: Best and Last

Jackass: Best and Last (2026) is the fifth and final main Jackass film, directed by Jeff Tremaine, mixing new stunts with 25 years of archival footage; released June 26, 2026, streaming on Paramount+ September 24, 2026.

Jackass: The Movie

Jackass: The Movie is a 2002 American reality comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, in which Johnny Knoxville and the MTV Jackass cast perform stunts and pranks.

Jackie (2016 film)

Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy, showing her grief and planning of the state funeral after John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown (1997) is Quentin Tarantino's crime film adapting Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch, starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, and Oscar-nominated Robert Forster; his only adaptation, set in Los Angeles, released by Miramax.

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan (John Leslie Coogan Jr., 1914-1984), American actor and Hollywood's first major child star via Chaplin's The Kid (1921); his 1938 lawsuit over his spent $4 million fortune inspired the 1939 Coogan Act; later Uncle Fester in The Addams Family.

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper (1922–2011), American actor, director, producer, and executive; Our Gang child star, youngest Best Actor Oscar nominee (Skippy, 1931, age 9), Screen Gems TV production VP, two Emmy directing wins, and Perry White in Superman.

Jackie Shroff (जैकी श्रॉफ)

Jackie Shroff, born Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff in 1957, is an Indian actor with over four decades in Hindi cinema, who broke through with Hero (1983) and won a Filmfare Award for Parinda.

Jackky Bhagnani

Jackky Bhagnani, born 1984 in Kolkata, is an Indian actor-producer, son of producer Vashu Bhagnani, lead debut in Kal Kissne Dekha (2009), CEO of Puja Films, founder of Jjust Music, and husband of Rakul Preet Singh.

Jackpot (2013 film)

Jackpot is a 2013 Hindi con thriller directed by Kaizad Gustad, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Leone, and Sachiin Joshi in a Goa casino-boat heist for Rs 5 crore; released 13 December 2013, it flopped critically and commercially.

Jackpot (2019 film)

Jackpot (ஜாக்பாட்) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language black comedy action film written and directed by Kalyaan, starring Jyothika and Revathy as con women chasing a treasure, and produced by Suriya.

Jacob the Liar

Jacob the Liar (Jakob der Lügner) is Frank Beyer's 1974 DEFA film adapted from Jurek Becker's novel, about a Jew in a 1944 Polish ghetto who invents a radio; the only East German film nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

Jacob Tremblay

Jacob Tremblay, born in 2006 in Vancouver, Canada, is a Canadian actor who gained wide attention as Jack in Room (2015) and starred in Wonder (2017).

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas, Mexican-American actor born 1971 in Michoacán, Mexico; discovered breakdancing at 12, known for Traffic (2000), Selena, Next Friday, Sons of Anarchy; distinct from a Colombian speedcuber and a California high school baseball player.

Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)

Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, starring Tim Robbins as Vietnam veteran Jacob Singer; released 2 November 1990 by Carolco, it inspired the Silent Hill games and received a 4K restoration in 2025.

Jacob's Ladder (2019 film)

Jacob's Ladder (2019) is David M. Rosenthal's poorly received remake of the 1990 Adrian Lyne psychological horror film, starring Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, and Nicole Beharie as veterans and family in an Afghanistan-war paranoia thriller scoring 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Jacobinte Swargarajyam (ജാക്കബിന്റെ സ്വർഗ്ഗരാജ്യം)

Jacobinte Swargarajyam (ജാക്കബിന്റെ സ്വർഗ്ഗരാജ്യം) is a 2016 Malayalam family drama by Vineeth Sreenivasan, starring Nivin Pauly, based on the real Dubai-based Jacob Zachariah family; released 8 April 2016, earned about ₹22 crore.

Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacqueline Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actress who started working in Hindi-language cinema in 2009 after winning the Miss Universe Sri Lanka title in 2006.

Jafar Panahi (جعفر پناهی)

Jafar Panahi (جعفر پناهی), born 1960 in Mianeh, is an Iranian director and Palme d'Or, Golden Bear, and Golden Lion winner, jailed and banned from filmmaking since 2010, known for The White Balloon, Taxi, and It Was Just an Accident.

Jagadam (జగదం)

Jagadam (జగదం) is Sukumar's 2007 Telugu action film starring Ram Pothineni as Seenu, a youth drawn into gang violence; a box-office failure that later became a cult classic, with music by Devi Sri Prasad.

Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (జగదేక వీరుడు అతిలోక సుందరి, JVAS) is a 1990 Telugu fantasy film by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Chiranjeevi and Sridevi, with Ilaiyaraaja's music, a ₹15-crore gross, and a 2025 re-release.

Jagadish

Jagadish (ജഗദീഷ്), full name P. V. Jagadish Kumar, is a Malayalam film actor and screenwriter, best known for the comedy role of Appukuttan in In Harihar Nagar (1990).

Jagame Thandhiram (ஜகமே தந்திரம்)

Jagame Thandhiram (ஜகமே தந்திரம்), also released as Suruli, is a 2021 Tamil action crime drama directed by Karthik Subbaraj, starring Dhanush as gangster Suruli, released on Netflix 18 June 2021.

Jagapathi Babu

Jagapathi Babu (జగపతి బాబు), born Veeramachaneni Jagapati Rao Chowdary in 1962, is an Indian actor known for 1990s Telugu lead roles and later villain parts in Legend and Salaar.

Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar, born Sreekumar Achary in 1951, is an Indian actor and comedian known as the "comedy emperor" of Malayalam cinema, with more than 1,000 films.

Jagdeep (जगदीप)

Jagdeep, born Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Hindi cinema for six decades, appearing in close to 400 films.

Jagga Jasoos (जग्गा जासूस)

Jagga Jasoos (जग्गा जासूस) is a 2017 Hindi musical adventure film directed by Anurag Basu, starring Ranbir Kapoor as teenage detective Jagga and Katrina Kaif as Shruti. It flopped despite Pritam's music and later found a cult audience.

Jagged Edge (film)

Jagged Edge is a 1985 American courtroom thriller directed by Richard Marquand, written by Joe Eszterhas, starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, and Oscar-nominated Robert Loggia; Columbia released it October 4, 1985.

Jaggesh (ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್)

Jaggesh (ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್), born Eshwar Gowda in 1963, is a Kannada film actor, director and politician nicknamed Navarasa Nayaka, with 120-plus films since 1980 and service as a Karnataka MLC and Rajya Sabha member.

Jagratha (ജാഗ്രത)

Jagratha (ജാഗ്രത), also CBI Diary Part II, is a 1989 Malayalam crime thriller, the second CBI-series film, directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy, starring Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer investigating actress Ashwathy's death; a good film that underperformed at the box office.