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Jared Hess

Director · 19 credits · 11 in highly-rated films

Best known for Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Best Jared Hess movies by genre

Directed movies (14 total, ranked by score)

  1. Napoleon Dynamite

    2004 · ★ 6.8 (2,231 votes)

    Comedy

    1

  2. A Minecraft Movie

    2025 · ★ 6.2 (3,233 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Comedy

    2

  3. Nacho Libre

    2006 · ★ 6.5 (1,900 votes)

    Comedy, Action, Family

    3

  4. Thelma the Unicorn

    2024 · ★ 6.9 (198 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Family

    4

  5. Masterminds

    2016 · ★ 5.8 (1,880 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    5

  6. Ninety-Five Senses

    2022 · ★ 7.3 (33 votes)

    Animation, Drama

    6

  7. Peluca

    2003 · ★ 6.3 (25 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. Cardboard Only

    2001 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. Winner Take Steve

    2004 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    9

  10. On Location Napoleon Dynamite

    2006 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    10

  11. Gentlemen Broncos

    2009 · ★ 5.7 (193 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama

    11

  12. Don Verdean

    2015 · ★ 4.9 (131 votes)

    Comedy

    12

  13. A Minecraft Movie Squared

    2027

    Family, Fantasy, Comedy

    13

  14. Micronations

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    Comedy

    14

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.