List of the best Jack Black movies: The Sheik(2014), The School of Rock(2003), Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny(2006), Bernie(2011), Be Kind Rewind(2008), The Insufferable Groo(2018), Goosebumps(2015), The House With a Clock in Its Walls(2018), The Polka King(2017), The D Train(2015), Gulliver's Travels(2010), Year One(2009) ... ...
Biography, Documentary
Canada
2014
95 Minutes
Jack Black Jim Duggan Mick Foley David Golshan Seth Green Bret Hart
The Sheik is a pop culture documentary that chronicles Khosrow Vaziri's electrifying career. From his upbringing in Iran, to his journey in America, to his unprecedented experiences as America's most hated villain.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2003
108 Minutes
Jack Black Joan Cusack Mike White Sarah Silverman Jordan-Claire Green Veronica Afflerbach Miranda Cosgrove Robert L. Tsai Angelo Massagli Kevin Clark Maryam Hassan
guitarist music teacher prodigy principal student roommate charming cheery offbeat spirited amusing heartwarming school upstate new york apartment music competition classroom redemption elementary school rock 'n' roll
After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2006
97 Minutes
Producer
Jack Black Kyle Gass JR Reed Tim Robbins Ben Stiller Colin Hanks David Krumholtz Jason Segel Meat Loaf Aday Amy Poehler
musician band member music lover satan mother friend hysterical outlandish hollywood, calif. bar museum car apartment dreams rock 'n' roll friendship music coming of age journey quest
To become the greatest band of all time, two slacker, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.
Comedy, Drama, Crime
USA
2011
104 Minutes
Bernie Tiede
Jack Black Shirley MacLaine Matthew McConaughey Brady Coleman Richard Robichaux Rick Dial Brandon Smith Larry Jack Dotson Merrilee McCommas Matthew Greer Sonny Carl Davis
funeral director murderer widow district attorney reverend amusing dark offbeat texas rural community murder case small-town life scandal notoriety delusions of grandeur mystery pursuit fall 1990s
In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.
Comedy
UK|France|USA
2008
101 Minutes
Jerry
Jack Black Yasiin Bey Danny Glover Mia Farrow Melonie Diaz Chandler Parker Irv Gooch Arjay Smith Marcus Carl Franklin Blake Hightower Amir Ali Said
clerk schemer customer police officer city official amusing spirited creative uplifting store neighborhood small business friendship loyalty human connection odd jobs community underdog transformation 2000s
Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars.
Documentary
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Jack Black Jared Hess Steven Walters Trisha Walters Lourie Bloomfield Sherry Groo
Prolific and eccentric filmmaker Stephen Groo tries to recruit Jack Black, to be in his latest film about human who falls in love with an elf.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Australia
2015
103 Minutes
Stine
Jack Black Dylan Minnette Odeya Rush Ryan Lee Amy Ryan Jillian Bell Halston Sage Steven Krueger Keith Arthur Bolden Amanda Lund Timothy Simons
author daughter teen boy monster townsperson student amusing cool creative house classroom basement amusement park store cemetery writing imagination monsters survival helping others
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
USA|Canada|India
2018
105 Minutes
Jonathan Barnavelt
Jack Black Cate Blanchett Owen Vaccaro Kyle MacLachlan Renee Elise Goldsberry Colleen Camp Sunny Suljic Lorenza Izzo Braxton Bjerken Vanessa Anne Williams Ricky Lynn Muse
orphan uncle neighbor witch creature dead person playful incredible uneasy eerie cheeky winsome house haunted house small town secret passageway walking dead witchcraft creatures doomsday device
A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
Comedy, Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Producer
Jack Black Maya Forbes Jenny Slate Jason Schwartzman Jacki Weaver JB Smoove Vanessa Bayer Willie Garson Robert Capron Kati Salowsky Michael Jibrin
Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2015
100 Minutes
Producer
Jack Black Andrew Mogel James Marsden Kathryn Hahn Jeffrey Tambor Mike White Kyle Bornheimer Russell Posner Han Soto Donna Duplantier Denise Williamson
train classmate chairman amusing los angeles star romance meeting high-school reunion love
The head of a high school reunion committee tries to get the most popular guy in school to attend their class' upcoming 20-year reunion.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
USA
2010
85 Minutes
Lemuel Gulliver
Jack Black Jason Segel Emily Blunt Amanda Peet Billy Connolly Chris O'Dowd T.J. Miller James Corden
news reporter tiny person princess king amusing charming hilarious island bermuda traveling war friendship rivalry quest rescue 2010s
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2009
97 Minutes
Zed
Jack Black Michael Cera Oliver Platt David Cross Christopher Mintz-Plasse Vinnie Jones Hank Azaria Juno Temple Olivia Wilde June Diane Raphael Xander Berkeley
hunter neanderthal shaman cain abel princess playful madcap hysterical amusing hilarious camp desert field palace village sodom friendship exile journey
After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
New Zealand|USA|Germany
2005
187 Minutes
Naomi Watts Jack Black Adrien Brody Andy Serkis Jamie Bell Kyle Chandler Lobo Chan Thomas Kretschmann Colin Hanks John Sumner David Dengelo
king kong director actress playwright incredible spectacular new york city ship skull island survival movie making abduction rescue killer animals unrequited love adventure quest 1930s
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Comedy, Action
USA|UK|Germany
2008
107 Minutes
Jeff Portnoy
Ben Stiller Jack Black Robert Downey Jr. Nick Nolte Steve Coogan Jay Baruchel Danny McBride Brandon T. Jackson Bill Hader Brandon Soo Hoo Reggie Lee
celebrity actor soldier friend enemy director hilarious thrilling intense hysterical hollywood, calif. jungle village river mountain helicopter show business deception drug addiction hostage situation
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Comedy
USA|Canada
2011
100 Minutes
Brad Harris
Steve Martin Jack Black Owen Wilson Brian Dennehy Anjelica Huston Rashida Jones Rosamund Pike Dianne Wiest JoBeth Williams Anthony Anderson Corbin Bernsen
bird watcher friend wife middle-aged man blogger underachiever hilarious madcap uplifting offbeat amusing charming wilderness family home united states airplane car fertility clinic friendship birdwatching
Two bird enthusiasts try to defeat the cocky, cutthroat world record holder in a year-long bird-spotting competition.
Comedy
USA
2002
81 Minutes
Lance
Colin Hanks Jack Black Catherine O'Hara Schuyler Fisk John Lithgow Harold Ramis Jane Adams Garry Marshall Dana Ivey Chevy Chase Lily Tomlin
high-school student girlfriend brother mother father professor amusing madcap orange county, calif. household high school stanford university beach transcript education writing misunderstanding quest growing up love
A guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over-achieving high schooler.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|India|Canada|UK|Australia|Germany
2017
119 Minutes
Bethany
Dwayne Johnson Kevin Hart Jack Black Karen Gillan Rhys Darby Bobby Cannavale Nick Jonas Alex Wolff Ser'Darius Blain Madison Iseman Morgan Turner
high-school student avatar mysterious man explorer teenager video game character charming thrilling spectacular spirited hysterical video game jungle high school virtual world video games exploration survival connections man vs. nature
Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2019
123 Minutes
Oberon
Dwayne Johnson Kevin Hart Jack Black Karen Gillan Awkwafina Nick Jonas Alex Wolff Morgan Turner Ashley Scott Madison Iseman Ser'Darius Blain
high-school student mysterious man avatar explorer grandfather friend charming thrilling spectacular spirited video game jungle high school desert mountain reunion video games exploration survival unintended consequences
In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous game.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
91 Minutes
Malcolm
Nicole Kidman Jennifer Jason Leigh Jack Black John Turturro Ciarán Hinds Zane Pais Flora Cross Hallet Feiffer
writer son sister fiancé daughter neighbor quirky amusing new york city long island, n.y. household seaside wedding siblings family secret reunion jealousy quest love
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
Adventure, Fantasy
1994
95 Minutes
Slip
Jason James Richter Melody Kay Jack Black Carole Finn Ryan Bollman Freddie Jones Julie Cox Moya Brady Tony Robinson Thomas Petruo Tracey Ellis
teen boy bully stepsister father librarian empress frenetic melodramatic fantasia shopping mall high school library alaska mount rushmore bullying remarriage marital problems magic self-discovery adolescence
A bullied boy (Jason James Richter) retreats to the library and a magic book called "The Neverending Story."
Romance
UK|USA
2000
113 Minutes
Barry
John Cusack Iben Hjejle Todd Louiso Jack Black Lisa Bonet Catherine Zeta-Jones Joan Cusack Tim Robbins Chris Rehmann Ben Carr Lili Taylor
owner girlfriend customer ex-girlfriend amusing witty record store chicago funeral music business love loss midlife crisis love growing up 2000s
Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Dexter
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Drama
Canada|USA
1999
109 Minutes
Georgie
Billy Crudup Samantha Morton Denis Leary Jack Black Will Patton Greg Germann Holly Hunter Dennis Hopper
drug addict love interest former lover neighbor child engaging striking iowa chicago phoenix hospital household journey redemption love crime drugs accident discovery pursuit
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Romance, Other
USA
2006
132 Minutes
Miles
Cameron Diaz Kate Winslet Jude Law Jack Black Eli Wallach Ed Burns Rufus Sewell Shannyn Sossamon Miffy Englefield Emma Pritchard Sarah Parish
film editor coworker journalist brother boyfriend elderly person engaging tender los angeles england cottage house romantic dilemma vacation filmmaking relationships love discovery 2000s
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Comedy
USA
1996
91 Minutes
Rick
Jim Carrey Matthew Broderick Leslie Mann Jack Black George Segal Diane Baker Ben Stiller Harry O'Reilly Misa Koprova Janeane Garofalo Andy Dick
cable installer customer girlfriend friend father police officer dark hilarious outlandish suspenseful california house theater restaurant roof friendship obsession television stalking troubled childhood
A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.
Comedy, Drama
1998
98 Minutes
Devlin
Luke Wilson Alicia Witt Amy Locane Brittany Murphy Jack Black Andy Dick Jeremy Sisto Jamie Kennedy Scott Caan Patricia Wettig
slacker beautiful woman gay man stoner friend cheeky quirky portland, ore. new york city wilderness household romance slackers drugs friendship art discovery love temptation 1990s
When an aspiring artist who sells pot (Luke Wilson) argues with his girfriend (Alicia Witt), their house accidentally catches fire.
Documentary
USA
2014
101 Minutes
Dan Harmon Jeff Bryan Davis Erin McGathy Spencer Crittenden Steve Agee Jack Black
A documentary that follows Dan Harmon on tour for his podcast series after he was fired from Community in 2012.
Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1998
96 Minutes
Jerry
Peter Gallagher Frances McDormand John Lithgow John Kapelos Geoffrey Lower Jack Black Charlie Spradling Michael D. Weatherred
Crime scene photographer, Johnny Scardino (aka Johnny Skidmarks), is working on the side for a group of blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels with prostitutes. One such ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Comedy
1996
87 Minutes
Steve
Rutger Hauer Josh Charles Stuart Wilson Andrea Roth Perry Anzilotti Jack Black Richard McGregor Ellen Geer Beverly Johnson Michael Stadvec Michael Wiseman
A magic crystal leads a college student (Josh Charles) and an adventurer (Rutger Hauer) on a surreal quest to save the world.
Comedy
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito Martin Short Sarah Jessica Parker Michael J. Fox Rod Steiger Lukas Haas Natalie Portman
u.s. president first lady congressman scientist military officer alien campy unrestrained playful creative washington, d.c. new york city nevada las vegas kansas alien invasion first contact nuclear war apocalypse world superpowers
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.