Jaume Collet-Serra (born March 23, 1974) is a Spanish filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films House of Wax (2005), Orphan (2009), Unknown (2011), The Shallows (2016), Jungle Cruise (2021) and Black Adam (2022). He is the co-founder of Ombra Films.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 23, 1974 (52)
- Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Barcelona, Spain
- Director and producer
- 23 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Jaume Collet-Serra's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 20
Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 14
A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 15
Steady 7 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 8
Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 8
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet12
- Ambiguous5
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 Jaume Collet-Serra's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jaume Collet-Serra'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
30 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Woman in the Yard(2025)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Carry-On(2024)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Retribution(2023)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Black Adam(2022)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Jungle Cruise(2021)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Horizon Line(2020)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Hostage Radio(2019)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Pact(2018)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Reverie(2018)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
The Commuter(2018)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Shallows(2016)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Eden(2014)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Curve(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Extinction(2015)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Run All Night(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Non-Stop(2014)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Hooked Up(2013)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Anna(2013)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The River(2012)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Unknown(2011)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Orphan(2009)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
House of Wax(2005)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all filmsAn Innocent Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Cliffhanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Maelstrom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Play Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Run the Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Scope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles, 23 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Black Adam (2022)
Highest rated
Orphan (2009)
Most popular right now
Black Adam (2022)
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 Jaume Collet-Serra's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Jaume Collet-Serra's work okay for kids?
Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Jaume Collet-Serra work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jaume Collet-Serra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Juan Sola shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Kenneth FinkShared titles: Reverie (2018), The River (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth Fink
- Michael KatlemanShared titles: Reverie (2018), The River (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Katleman
Writers
- Alberto MariniShared titles: Retribution (2023), Hostage Radio (2019), Extinction (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Alberto Marini
- Michael GreenShared titles: Jungle Cruise (2021), The River (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Green
- Ryan EngleShared titles: The Commuter (2018), Non-Stop (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Engle
Actors
- Liam NeesonShared titles: Retribution (2023), The Commuter (2018), Run All Night (2015), Non-Stop (2014), Unknown (2011)See all 5 shared titles with Liam Neeson
- Danielle DeadwylerShared titles: The Woman in the Yard (2025), Carry-On (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Danielle Deadwyler
- Dwayne JohnsonShared titles: Black Adam (2022), Jungle Cruise (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dwayne Johnson
- Sarah ShahiShared titles: Black Adam (2022), Reverie (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Shahi
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Flavio LabianoShared titles: Retribution (2023), Jungle Cruise (2021), Horizon Line (2020), The Shallows (2016), Unknown (2011), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)See all 6 shared titles with Flavio Labiano
- Timothy AlversonShared titles: The Woman in the Yard (2025), The River (2012), Unknown (2011), Orphan (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Timothy Alverson
- John OttmanShared titles: Non-Stop (2014), Unknown (2011), Orphan (2009), House of Wax (2005)See all 4 shared titles with John Ottman
- Lorne BalfeShared titles: The Woman in the Yard (2025), Carry-On (2024), Black Adam (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Lorne Balfe
Producers
- Juan SolaShared titles: Retribution (2023), Horizon Line (2020), Hostage Radio (2019), The Commuter (2018), Curve (2015), Extinction (2015), Eden (2014), Anna (2013), Hooked Up (2013)See all 9 shared titles with Juan Sola
- Andrew RonaShared titles: Retribution (2023), The Commuter (2018), Non-Stop (2014), Unknown (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew Rona
- Ron HalpernShared titles: Retribution (2023), The Commuter (2018), Non-Stop (2014), Unknown (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Ron Halpern
- Joel SilverShared titles: Non-Stop (2014), Unknown (2011), Orphan (2009), House of Wax (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Joel Silver
