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Jon Lucas

Jon Lucas

Writer and director, also producer · Born October 29, 1975 (50) · Summit, New Jersey, USA

Born
October 29, 1975 (50)
From
Summit, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Writer and director, also producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Jon Lucas' films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
55%
Self
28%
Morality
11%
Society
4%
Survival
1%
Ideas
1%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
9
Joyful
7
Warm
6
Tense
6
Hopeful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jon Lucas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Lucas' 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

19 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spa Weekend(2026)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jexi(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • I Am Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Delfin (Young)

  • A Bad Moms Christmas(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Office Christmas Party(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Bad Moms(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mixology(2013)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Hangover Part III(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • 21 & Over(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Flypaper(2011)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Change-Up(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Hangover Part II(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Hangover(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Four Christmases(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Full of It(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Rebound(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Rustin(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Bad Moms' Moms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Hangover Part II (2011)

$587M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hangover (2009)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting6 of 18: 0 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdWriting16 of 18: 10 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing1 of 18: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

18 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s11 · 1 acting · 10 crew2020s1 · crew

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.

How do Jon Lucas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Rustin (2001)

86th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Hangover (2009)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 15 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 Jon Lucas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles14–63 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles37–76 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles50–90 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles28–87 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles8–53 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Jon Lucas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Lucas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Moore shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers