# Jackass: Best and Last
**Jackass: Best and Last** is a 2026 American stunt comedy film, the fifth and final main installment of the *Jackass* film series, in which [Johnny Knoxville](https://www.edgepedia.org/johnny-knoxville), Steve-O, and the rest of the crew perform new dangerous stunts alongside archival highlights and previously unaired footage from the franchise's 25-year history[1](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/?view=113229-johnny-knoxville-and-the-gang-make-one-final-raucous-return-for-jackass-best-and-last-streaming-on-paramount-september-24) • [2](https://apnews.com/article/349e7c760c1a3266aba0078ea3f7d55f). Directed by [Jeff Tremaine](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeff-tremaine), it was released theatrically by [Paramount Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount-pictures) on June 26, 2026, and began streaming on Paramount+ on September 24, 2026[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) • [1](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/?view=113229-johnny-knoxville-and-the-gang-make-one-final-raucous-return-for-jackass-best-and-last-streaming-on-paramount-september-24).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release (theaters) | June 26, 2026, wide, Paramount Pictures[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) |
| Release (digital / streaming) | August 11, 2026 on digital platforms; September 24, 2026 exclusively on Paramount+[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) • [1](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/?view=113229-johnny-knoxville-and-the-gang-make-one-final-raucous-return-for-jackass-best-and-last-streaming-on-paramount-september-24) |
| Director / producers | Jeff Tremaine; produced by Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) |
| Runtime / rating | 1 hour 32 minutes; rated R for extremely dangerous stunts, crude material, graphic nudity, pervasive language, and sexual material[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) |
| Critical reception | 86% on the Tomatometer from 107 reviews; 82% on the Popcornmeter from 1,000+ verified ratings[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) |
| Franchise position | Fifth and final main installment, arriving four years after *Jackass Forever* (2022)[2](https://apnews.com/article/349e7c760c1a3266aba0078ea3f7d55f) • [4](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/jackass-best-last-paramount-plus-release-date-streaming-40124/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and content
The film combines three kinds of material: new stunts shot for the occasion, fan-favorite moments from earlier films and the MTV series, and never-before-seen footage that could not be shown in previous installments[5](https://www.skydance.com/news/after-25-years-jackass-is-ready-for-one-final-hurrah) • [6](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/jackass-5-actually-about-steve-o-says-finding-home). Knoxville described the formula directly: "This one's the best because we picked our favorite bits from all the shows and movies and shot a bunch of strong, new bits. It's the last because we can't do this forever"[5](https://www.skydance.com/news/after-25-years-jackass-is-ready-for-one-final-hurrah).
The Associated Press review describes the structure as a clip job in which footage from past stunts outweighs the new material. The film opens with a 1998 scene MTV once refused to air, in which Knoxville shoots himself in the chest with a .38-caliber [Smith & Wesson](https://www.edgepedia.org/smith-and-wesson) handgun, protected by a Kevlar vest and magazines used as padding. It closes with the cast, mostly in their 50s, performing a laxative-and-Twister stunt, and ends with the gang riding a giant shopping cart down a desert road lined with dirt cannons and explosions[2](https://apnews.com/article/349e7c760c1a3266aba0078ea3f7d55f) • [7](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/jackass-best-and-last-cinemas-wildest-franchise-bids-a-gonzo-farewell).
## Why it is the last one
**Knoxville's injuries** set the endpoint. During production of *Jackass Forever*, he was pummeled by a bull, leaving him with a brain hemorrhage, a concussion, a broken wrist, and a broken rib that forced him into semi-retirement[4](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/jackass-best-last-paramount-plus-release-date-streaming-40124/). "A stuntman has an expiration date just like milk," he said in the studio's press material. "After 16 concussions, I can't play with bulls or get shot out of rockets or anything like that anymore, so it seemed like the perfect time to stop"[5](https://www.skydance.com/news/after-25-years-jackass-is-ready-for-one-final-hurrah).
In the new film Knoxville appears mainly as a bow-tied master of ceremonies who stages mayhem for the others rather than taking the hits himself, and he avoided head injuries during production[2](https://apnews.com/article/349e7c760c1a3266aba0078ea3f7d55f) • [4](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/jackass-best-last-paramount-plus-release-date-streaming-40124/). Steve-O confirmed that the film is "one-hundred percent" the last one, saying "you can't really do Jackass" after the bull injury[6](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/jackass-5-actually-about-steve-o-says-finding-home).
## Production
The idea for the film came from Paramount Pictures, according to Variety, and director Jeff Tremaine said it grew out of a desire to mark the franchise's 25th anniversary rather than an initial plan to end the series: "We didn't start out thinking it would be the last one. We just really wanted to get the gang back together for the 25th anniversary of the franchise"[8](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-pictures-jackass-best-and-last-release-38192/) • [5](https://www.skydance.com/news/after-25-years-jackass-is-ready-for-one-final-hurrah). Knoxville created the original MTV show with Tremaine and [Spike Jonze](https://www.edgepedia.org/spike-jonze) in 2000, and the film arrived as the team marked a quarter century since the franchise began[9](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/comedy-movies/jackass-5-will-be-the-last-one-ending-the-prankster-comedy-series-24-year-run-on-the-big-screen/) • [5](https://www.skydance.com/news/after-25-years-jackass-is-ready-for-one-final-hurrah).
## Cast
The original cast reunited: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, [Dave England](https://www.edgepedia.org/dave-england), Preston Lacy, and [Ehren McGhehey](https://www.edgepedia.org/ehren-mcghehey)[4](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/jackass-best-last-paramount-plus-release-date-streaming-40124/). They are joined by the newer members introduced in *Jackass Forever*, including Sean "Poopies" McInerney, Zach Holmes, Jasper Dolphin, Eric Manaka, and Rachel Wolfson[9](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/comedy-movies/jackass-5-will-be-the-last-one-ending-the-prankster-comedy-series-24-year-run-on-the-big-screen/). Margera, who had been fired during the making of *Jackass Forever*, appears in outtakes from that film and in old footage[7](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/jackass-best-and-last-cinemas-wildest-franchise-bids-a-gonzo-farewell). The Associated Press noted that Wolfson, the first woman to join the crew, has a reduced role in the final film[2](https://apnews.com/article/349e7c760c1a3266aba0078ea3f7d55f).
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an 86% Tomatometer from 107 reviews and an 82% Popcornmeter score from more than 1,000 verified ratings[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last); a Rotten Tomatoes editorial ranking lists it as Certified Fresh at 88%, tied with *Jackass Forever* near the top of the franchise[10](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/jackass/). The critics consensus describes "a surprising amount of poignancy for a franchise centered around buddies terrorizing each other"[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last).
Reviewers split over the balance of old and new material. Todd Gilchrist, in The Wrap's review carried on Metacritic, called it "a final chapter that serves as a requiem, a victory lap and an envelope-pusher all at once"[11](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jackass-best-and-last/critic-reviews/). David Ehrlich of IndieWire observed that Knoxville was too banged up to participate as he once did, while crediting new additions such as "Larry the robot"[11](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jackass-best-and-last/critic-reviews/). The Associated Press gave the film one star out of four, judging that the archival clips swamp the new stunts[2](https://apnews.com/article/349e7c760c1a3266aba0078ea3f7d55f).
## Release history
The film opened in theaters on June 26, 2026, with earliest international release dates of June 25, 2026 in EMEA and Latin America territories[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) • [12](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt39316472/). It arrived on digital video-on-demand platforms to rent or buy on August 11, 2026[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last) • [13](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2173814-jackass-best-and-last-digital-release-date), and made its exclusive streaming debut on [Paramount+](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount) on September 24, 2026, following the restoration of the first three seasons of the original TV series on the service earlier that year[1](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/?view=113229-johnny-knoxville-and-the-gang-make-one-final-raucous-return-for-jackass-best-and-last-streaming-on-paramount-september-24).
## References
1. [Paramount Press Express: Johnny Knoxville and the Gang Make One Final Raucous Return for Jackass: Best and Last, Streaming on Paramount+ September 24](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/releases/?view=113229-johnny-knoxville-and-the-gang-make-one-final-raucous-return-for-jackass-best-and-last-streaming-on-paramount-september-24)
2. [Movie Review: 'Jackass: Best and Last' is just a clip-job of greatest hits, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/349e7c760c1a3266aba0078ea3f7d55f)
3. [Jackass: Best and Last, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_best_and_last)
4. ['Jackass: Best and Last' Sets Paramount+ Release Date, Variety Australia](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/jackass-best-last-paramount-plus-release-date-streaming-40124/)
5. [After 25 Years, 'Jackass' Is Ready for One Final Hurrah, Skydance](https://www.skydance.com/news/after-25-years-jackass-is-ready-for-one-final-hurrah)
6. [What Is Jackass 5 Actually About? Steve-O Says 'Finding A Home For Such F---ed-Up S---', CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/jackass-5-actually-about-steve-o-says-finding-home)
7. ['Jackass: Best and Last' Is a Gonzo Franchise Farewell, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/jackass-best-and-last-cinemas-wildest-franchise-bids-a-gonzo-farewell)
8. [How Paramount Pictures Sparked 'Jackass: Best and Last', Variety Australia](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-pictures-jackass-best-and-last-release-38192/)
9. [Jackass 5 will be "the last one", GamesRadar](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/comedy-movies/jackass-5-will-be-the-last-one-ending-the-prankster-comedy-series-24-year-run-on-the-big-screen/)
10. [Jackass Movies Ranked by Tomatometer, Rotten Tomatoes Editorial](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/jackass/)
11. [jackass: best and last critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jackass-best-and-last/critic-reviews/)
12. [Jackass: Best and Last, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt39316472/)
13. [Jackass: Best and Last Digital & Blu-ray Release Dates Set for Johnny Knoxville Movie, ComingSoon.net](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2173814-jackass-best-and-last-digital-release-date)
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