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J.J. Abrams

Highest Rated: 100% For the Love of Spock (2016)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Suburbans (1999)

Birthday: Jun 27, 1966

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Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

An inventive screenwriter and television producer who transformed himself into one of Hollywood's biggest feature directors, J.J. Abrams created some of television's most watched shows while simultaneously making huge blockbuster movies. Though he had a rather inauspicious start writing the scripts for "Taking Care of Business" (1990) and "Regarding Henry" (1991), Abrams made his first dent in the cultural zeitgeist with the hit drama "Felicity" (The WB, 1998-2002). Abrams truly began making his mark with the spy drama "Alias" (ABC, 2001-06), which turned lead actress Jennifer Garner into a star and helped resurrect a foundering ABC network. He went on to help create the cult phenomenon "Lost" (ABC, 2004-2010), a mysterious sci-fi thriller wrapped inside a stirring character drama that attracted a loyal audience, all of whom tried to decipher the previous night's episode. When he left the series during the height of its run, Abrams ventured into feature film directing with the well-received "Mission: Impossible III" (2006). He also paid homage to the classic '80s films of his hero Steven Spielberg with "Super 8" (2011), which audiences and critics hailed as one of Abrams' most engaging efforts in a career already rife with crowd-pleasing entertainment. It was his reboot of the famed franchise "Star Trek" (2009) that launched his blockbuster career in earnest and foretold of even greater things to come, including the 2013 announcement that he landed the coveted director's job on "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015), which went on to overtake "Avatar" (2009) as the highest-grossing film in history (not adjusted for inflation). In September 2017, Abrams' return to the Star Wars universe was confirmed when it was announced that he would replace the departing Colin Trevorrow as writer and director of 2019's "Star Wars Episode IX."

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Highest rated movies

100% 82% For the Love of Spock Watchlist 100% Music by John Williams Watchlist 98% 88% Mission: Impossible - Fallout Watchlist
97% 92% Love, Antosha
Watchlist
97% 82% Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes Watchlist
94% 87% Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation
Watchlist
94% 76% Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Watchlist 94% 91% Star Trek Watchlist 93% 84% Star Wars: The Force Awakens Watchlist 91% 73% Aporia Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mission: Impossible 8 Producer - 2025
100% No Score Yet Music by John Williams Self - 2024
97% 82% Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes Producer - 2024
83% 98% The Blue Angels Producer $2.5M 2024
91% 73% Aporia Executive Producer $21.6K 2023
78% 76% The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Producer - 2022
69% 61% Lou Producer - 2022
51% 86% Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$515.2M 2019
97% 92% Love, Antosha Self $19.9K 2019
82% 67% Overlord Producer $21.7M 2018
98% 88% Mission: Impossible - Fallout Producer $220.1M 2018
22% 41% The Cloverfield Paradox Producer - 2018
91% 41% Star Wars: The Last Jedi Executive Producer $620.2M 2017
No Score Yet 18% Opening Night Fan Event Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Executive Producer - 2017
100% 82% For the Love of Spock Self - 2016
86% 80% Star Trek Beyond Producer $158.8M 2016
91% 79% 10 Cloverfield Lane Producer $72.1M 2016
93% 84% Star Wars: The Force Awakens Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$123 2015
94% 87% Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Producer - 2015
67% 62% Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show Self - 2014
83% 72% Infinitely Polar Bear Executive Producer $1.4M 2014
84% 89% Star Trek Into Darkness Director,
Producer
$228.8M 2013
94% 76% Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Producer $209.4M 2011
81% 75% Super 8 Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$127.0M 2011
72% 64% Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Unknown (Character) $638.5K 2011
No Score Yet 66% Trek Nation Unknown (Character) - 2010
56% 51% Morning Glory Producer $31.0M 2010
94% 91% Star Trek Director,
Producer
$257.7M 2009
79% 68% Cloverfield Producer $80.0M 2008
71% 69% Mission: Impossible III Director,
Writer
$133.4M 2006
74% 66% Joy Ride Writer,
Producer
$22.0M 2001
0% 24% The Suburbans Producer $5.8K 1999
43% 73% Armageddon Writer $201.6M 1998
4% 37% Gone Fishin' Screenwriter $19.7M 1997
23% 40% Diabolique Video photographer (Character) $16.5M 1996
48% 18% The Pallbearer Producer $5.7M 1996
88% 71% Six Degrees of Separation Doug (Character) $6.3M 1993
54% 53% Forever Young Screenwriter $55.0M 1992
49% 63% Regarding Henry Screenwriter $41.0M 1991

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beyond: UFOs and The Unknown Executive Producer 2024
96% 56% Batman: Caped Crusader Executive Producer 2024
100% 80% Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose Executive Producer 2024
78% 79% Presumed Innocent Executive Producer 2024
92% 78% Person of Interest Executive Producer 2011-2016 2024
34% 86% Roadies Executive Producer 2016 2023
79% 75% Westworld Executive Producer 2016 2018 2020 2022
100% 40% UFO Executive Producer 2021
85% 76% The Simpsons Unknown (Guest Voice) 2021
88% 64% Lovecraft Country Executive Producer 2020
77% 83% Little Voice Executive Producer 2020
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2009 2011 2013 2019
88% 79% Castle Rock Executive Producer 2018-2019
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016 2018-2019
No Score Yet 60% Nightcap Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2015-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet 60 Minutes Guest 2015-2016
83% 88% 11.22.63 Executive Producer 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Unknown (Character),
Guest
2012-2013 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2015
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
39% 80% Believe Executive Producer 2014
67% 66% Revolution Executive Producer 2012-2014
69% 83% Almost Human Executive Producer 2013-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colbert Report Guest 2009 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Unknown (Character),
Guest
2011 2013
90% 80% Fringe Executive Producer 2008-2013
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Himself (Guest Voice) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009 2012
60% 42% Alcatraz Executive Producer 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2011
39% No Score Yet Undercovers Executive Producer 2010
86% 90% Lost Director,
Writer,
Executive Producer
2004-2010
42% No Score Yet Six Degrees Executive Producer 2006-2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet What About Brian Executive Producer 2006-2007
86% 89% Alias Director,
Writer,
Executive Producer
2001-2006
No Score Yet 71% Felicity Director,
Writer,
Creator,
Executive Producer
1998-2002