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Jack Black has 46 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
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The Santa Clause 2
2002
Fantasy · Comedy

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
Adventure · Animation

Monsters University
2013
Animation · Family

The Wild
2006
Action · Adventure

Madagascar
2005
Adventure · Animation

The Son of Bigfoot
2017
Family · Animation

Ella Enchanted
2004
Family · Fantasy

Pinocchio
2002
Comedy · Family

Kung Fu Panda
2008 · Movie · Voice
Top 3%Hulu · Included

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Movie · Voice
Top 3%Peacock · Included

Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Movie · Voice
Top 11%Prime Video · Included

The School of Rock
2003 · Movie · Actor
Top 12%Peacock · Included

Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 22%Hulu · Included

High Fidelity
2000 · Movie · Actor
Top 27%Netflix · Included

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.
Dir. Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath · With Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day

Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Under reluctant guidance by Master Shifu and the Furious Five, Po must embrace who he is to unlock the power that no scroll can teach.
Dir. Mark Osborne, John Stevenson · With Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.
Dir. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic · With Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
Dir. Nancy Meyers · With Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.
Dir. Mike Mitchell · With Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
Dir. Richard Linklater · With Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Dir. Peter Jackson · With Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Dir. Ben Stiller · With Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black

As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
Dir. Jake Kasdan · With Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black

Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars. They’ll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever!
Dir. Jake Kasdan · With Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
Dir. Stephen Frears · With John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
Dir. Liam Lynch · With Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed

Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.
Dir. Chris Wedge · With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary

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.
Dir. Gus Van Sant · With Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
Dir. Richard Linklater · With Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey
Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.
Dir. Jared Hess · With Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · With Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.
Dir. Eli Roth · With Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro

Likeable 6th grader Liam writes to Santa asking him to prove that he's real. But Liam is dyslexic and accidentally sends his letter to Satan instead, who shows up at Liam's house, excited to have his first fanboy letter and wanting a little of Liam's soul.
Dir. Bobby Farrelly · With Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Keegan-Michael Key
The Winter Feast is Po's favorite holiday. Every year he and his father hang decorations, cook together, and serve noodle soup to the villagers. But this year Shifu informs Po that as Dragon Warrior, it is his duty to host the formal Winter Feast at the Jade Palace. Po is caught between his obligations as the Dragon Warrior and his family traditions: between Shifu and Mr. Ping.
Dir. Tim Johnson · With Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie

A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.
Dir. Richard Linklater · With Milo Coy, Jack Black, Lee Eddy

Po is finally living the dream as the Dragon Warrior—until a shadow from his past comes roaring back. When the ruthless peacock Lord Shen unleashes a devastating new weapon used to wipe out kung fu masters across the land, Po and the Furious Five race across China to put an end to his plans. But if Po is to have any hope of stopping him, he must first confront the truth of his origins—and find inner peace before his past tears him apart.
Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson · With Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman

Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.
Dir. Kim Benabib, Roberto Benabib · With Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber

as R.L. Stine / Slappy (voice) / Invisible Boy (voice) · Voice
Netflix · Included
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
Dir. Rob Letterman · With Dylan Minnette, Jack Black, Odeya Rush

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.
Dir. Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly · With Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander

as Po (voice) · Voice
As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
Dir. Rodolphe Guenoden · With Jack Black, James Hong, Dustin Hoffman

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.
Dir. Jake Kasdan · With Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.
Dir. David Frankel · With Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson

as Po (voice) · Voice
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
Dir. Raman Hui Shing-Ngai · With Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, David Cross

While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.
Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni · With Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman
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