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Jason Mewes

Jason Mewes (born 1974) is an American actor from Highlands, New Jersey, best known as Jay of Jay and Silent Bob, created with childhood friend Kevin Smith in Clerks (1994); known for never booking an audition, his sobriety advocacy, and the Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast.

Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman (born 1977, Montreal) is a Canadian-American director, son of Ivan Reitman; directed Juno, Up in the Air, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Saturday Night, with two Oscar directing nominations.

Jason Russell

Jason Russell (born 1978) is an American filmmaker from San Diego, co-founder of Invisible Children and director of Kony 2012, the viral 2012 documentary about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony that drew over 100 million views in under a week, after which Russell suffered a widely publicized breakdown.

Jason Statham Stole My Bike

Jason Statham Stole My Bike: upcoming 2027 meta action-comedy directed by David Leitch, starring Jason Statham as a fictionalized version of himself; ~$80m Black Bear film shot in London and Malta, releasing August 6, 2027.

Jason X

Jason X (2001, US release 2002) is the tenth Friday the 13th film, directed by James Isaac and written by Todd Farmer, sending Kane Hodder's Jason Voorhees to the year 2455, where he becomes the cyborg Uber Jason aboard the spaceship Grendel.

Jason's Lyric

Jason's Lyric is a 1994 American romantic drama directed by Doug McHenry and starring Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett, and Bokeem Woodbine, set in inner-city Houston.

Jatadhara

Jatadhara (జటాధర) is a 2025 Telugu-Hindi bilingual supernatural mythological thriller directed by Venkat Kalyan and Abhishek Jaiswal, starring Sudheer Babu as ghost hunter Shiva and Sonakshi Sinha in her Telugu debut as the demon Dhanapisachini; released 7 November 2025, streaming on Prime Video.

Jathi Ratnalu (జాతి రత్నాలు)

Jathi Ratnalu (జాతి రత్నాలు) is a 2021 Telugu comedy directed by Anudeep KV, produced by Nag Ashwin for Swapna Cinema, starring Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Faria Abdullah; released 11 March 2021, it earned about ₹49.6 crore net in India on a ₹15 crore budget.

Jatt & Juliet

Jatt & Juliet (ਜੱਟ ਐਂਡ ਜੂਲੀਅਟ), 2012 Punjabi romantic comedy by Anurag Singh starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa; record-breaking Punjabi box-office hit, PTC award winner, and start of a three-film franchise.

Jatt & Juliet 3

Jatt & Juliet 3 (2024) is a Punjabi romantic comedy, the third film in the Jatt & Juliet franchise, directed and written by Jagdeep Sidhu, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa as Punjab police officers; released 27 June 2024, it was 2024's top Punjabi film, crossing ₹40 crore.

Jaume Collet-Serra

Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974, Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Catalonia) is a Spanish director of Orphan, Unknown, Non-Stop, The Shallows, Jungle Cruise, Black Adam, and Carry-On, known for mid-budget genre thrillers with Liam Neeson.

Javier Botet

Javier Botet (born 1977, Ciudad Real) is a Spanish creature actor with Marfan syndrome, about 2 meters tall and 56 kg, known as Niña Medeiros in REC, Mama, the Crooked Man in The Conjuring 2, Slender Man, the Hobo in It, and Dracula in The Last Voyage of the Demeter; also a director and illustrator.

Jawaani Jaaneman (जवानी जानेमान)

Jawaani Jaaneman (जवानी जानेमान) is a 2020 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Nitin Kakkar, a remake of Igualita a Mi, starring Saif Ali Khan, debutante Alaya F, and Tabu; released 31 January 2020, later on Prime Video.

Jawan (जवान) (film)

Jawan (जवान) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller directed by Atlee, starring Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as a vigilante; it became one of the highest-grossing Indian films.

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی) is a 2015 Pakistani Urdu comedy directed by Nadeem Baig, written by Vasay Chaudhry, starring Humayun Saeed; a Bangkok-trip hit that was Pakistan's highest-grossing film until its 2018 sequel.

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی 2)

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی 2, JPNA 2) is a 2018 Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy, sequel to Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, directed by Nadeem Baig, written by Vasay Chaudhry, starring Humayun Saeed and Fahad Mustafa, and the highest-grossing Pakistani film at its release.

Jawbreaker (film)

Jawbreaker (1999) is Darren Stein's satirical black comedy for TriStar Pictures, starring Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer, and Pam Grier; a prank kills Liz Purr, and the clique covers it up. It flopped theatrically ($3.1M gross) but became a cult classic on VHS.

Jaws (film)

Jaws is a 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, based on a novel by Peter Benchley. The film depicts a great white shark attacking Amity Island.

Jaws (franchise)

Jaws franchise: Universal Pictures series from Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws and sequels Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3-D (1983), and Jaws: The Revenge (1987); first $100 million film, three Oscars, summer blockbuster template.

Jaws 2

Jaws 2 is a 1978 American horror-thriller sequel directed by Jeannot Szwarc, in which Chief Martin Brody confronts a second shark attacking teenagers on sailboats off Amity.

Jaws 3-D

Jaws 3-D, also released as Jaws III, is a 1983 American horror thriller directed by Joe Alves, the third film in the Jaws series, set at SeaWorld.

Jaws: The Revenge

Jaws: The Revenge (1987), the fourth Jaws film, directed by Joseph Sargent, stars Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody, targeted by a vengeful great white. A critical disaster: 2% on Rotten Tomatoes, six Razzie nominations.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a 2019 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars as Silent Bob alongside Jason Mewes as Jay.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) is Kevin Smith's R-rated View Askewniverse comedy in which Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob road-trip to Hollywood to sabotage the Bluntman and Chronic movie; grossed $30.1M, Metascore 51.

Jay Grdina

Jay Grdina (born 1967, Ohio; stage name Justin Sterling), American businessman and former adult film performer who co-founded ClubJenna with Jenna Jameson, sold it to Playboy in 2006, and later led NOHO, AMMO, Inc., and Adamas One Corp.

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly is a 2025 Netflix comedy-drama directed by Noah Baumbach, co-written with Emily Mortimer, starring George Clooney as an aging movie star traveling Europe with manager Ron (Adam Sandler). Venice premiere, R rating, 132 minutes, awards contender.

Jay Roach

Jay Roach (Mathew Jay Roach), American director and producer born 1957 in Albuquerque, known for the Austin Powers trilogy, Meet the Parents, Recount, Game Change, Trumbo, and Bombshell; four-time Emmy winner and Oscar nominee.

Jaya Bachchan (जया बच्चन)

Jaya Bachchan (जया बच्चन), born Jaya Bhaduri, Indian actress born 1948 in Jabalpur; debut in Mahanagar (1963), 1970s star of Guddi, Abhimaan, Sholay, wife of Amitabh Bachchan, and five-term Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh.

Jaya Janaki Nayaka

Jaya Janaki Nayaka (జయ జానకి నాయక), also known as Khoonkhar in Hindi, is a 2017 Telugu action romantic drama directed by Boyapati Srinu, starring Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Rakul Preet Singh; a 2017 box-office flop whose Hindi dub crossed 1 billion YouTube views.

Jaya Prada (జయప్రద)

Jaya Prada (జయప్రద), born Lalitha Rani Rao in 1962, is an Indian actress and politician who starred in about 300 films across Telugu, Hindi, and other languages, won three Filmfare Awards South, and served as Rampur MP from 2004 to 2014.