Jonathan Michael Goldstein (born September 2, 1968) is an American filmmaker best known for his work on Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, Game Night, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Horrible Bosses. He has worked collaboratively with John Francis Daley as a filmmaking duo, whom he met on The Geena Davis Show. Daley and Goldstein's earlier work was predominantly based in the comedy genre, where they were co-screenwriters for Horrible Bosses (2011), co-writers for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), co-story writers for Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and also co-wrote/co-directed the fifth film in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series, Vacation (2015). The duo received co-writer credits for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) with other screenwriters, which was met with critical and financial success, and they co-directed the 2018 black comedy Game Night, which also met with critical and financial success. Prior to his feature film career, Goldstein wrote for numerous situation comedies, including The PJ's starring Eddie Murphy, The Geena Davis Show, Good Morning Miami, Four Kings, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Goldstein (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1969 (57)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 20 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
What are Jonathan Goldstein's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 8
Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 11
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 5
A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy12
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jonathan Goldstein's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jonathan Goldstein's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
41 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Mayday(2026)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Hysteria!(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Vacation Friends 2(2023)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Flash(2023)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Vacation Friends(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all filmsWelcome to Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Stuber(2019)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
In the Dark(2019)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Game Night(2018)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Vacation(2015)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Horrible Bosses 2(2014)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Horrible Bosses(2011)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all filmsAudio Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
$#*! My Dad Says (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Boldly Going Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Four Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all showsCharlie Lawrence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Good Morning, Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Random Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Imagine That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
What Babies Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Geena Davis Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Teacher's Pet(2000)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
The Weekenders(2000)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Big Wolf on Campus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Fast Food Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The PJs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Boldly Going Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Care Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Diya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Monopoly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Star Trek Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 41 titles, 35 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.
Film career
- 2018Screen debut· Game Night
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2014, BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jonathan Goldstein's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jonathan Goldstein's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Jonathan Goldstein work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jonathan Goldstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Francis Daley shares the most, 13.
Directors
- John Francis DaleyShared titles: Mayday (2026), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), The Flash (2023), Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021), Stuber (2019), Game Night (2018), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Vacation (2015), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with John Francis Daley
- Clay TarverShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Clay Tarver
Writers
- Tim MullenShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Mullen
- Tom MullenShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Mullen
- Michael MarkowitzShared titles: Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Horrible Bosses (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Markowitz
Actors
- Jason BatemanShared titles: Game Night (2018), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Horrible Bosses (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jason Bateman
- Charlie DayShared titles: Vacation (2015), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Horrible Bosses (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Charlie Day
- Chris PineShared titles: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Pine
- John CenaShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation Friends (2021)See all 2 shared titles with John Cena
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Barry PetersonShared titles: Mayday (2026), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Game Night (2018), Vacation (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Barry Peterson
- Jamie GrossShared titles: Mayday (2026), Game Night (2018), Vacation (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Jamie Gross
- Mark MothersbaughShared titles: Vacation Friends 2 (2023), Vacation (2015), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Mothersbaugh
- Dan LebentalShared titles: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Lebental
Producers
- Michael DiscoShared titles: Game Night (2018), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Horrible Bosses (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Disco
- Richard BrenerShared titles: Game Night (2018), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Horrible Bosses (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Brener
- Toby EmmerichShared titles: Game Night (2018), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Horrible Bosses (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Toby Emmerich
- Chris BenderShared titles: Vacation (2015), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Bender
