Jared Hess

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q2480656: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to A Minecraft Movie, which ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … credits them on.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Napoleon Dynamite (2004); Nacho Libre (2006); A Minecraft Movie (2025).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Barbie (2023): 1 line

  1. unmapped (template) · through A Minecraft Movie (2025), which they directed: Barbie ⇒ A Minecraft Movie (the host's read). Barbie is the template: IP plus adult-pleasing stars bridging generations.
    “This movie has a lot in common with Barbie.”
    The Big Picture · ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … · 0:14:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Gabby's Dollhouse (movie): 1 line

  1. unmapped (same play) · through A Minecraft Movie (2025), which they directed: A Minecraft Movie ⇒ Gabby's Dollhouse (movie) (the host's read). Gabby's Dollhouse will try the same kid-plus-bridging-parents trick with Kristen Wiig and Gloria Estefan.
    “Yes, Gabby's dollhouse is going to attempt to do the same thing.”
    The Big Picture · ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … · 0:17:51 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

people (5)

  1. people (directed): Jared Hess → Napoleon Dynamite. Hess is best known for Napoleon Dynamite.
    “The movie is directed by Jared Hess, who is probably best known for directing Napoleon Dynamite”
    The Big Picture · ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … · 0:05:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. people (directed by): A Minecraft Movie → Jared Hess. Sean names Jared Hess as the director of the Minecraft movie.
    “The movie is directed by Jared Hess, who is probably best known for directing Napoleon Dynamite”
    The Big Picture · ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … · 0:05:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. people (directed): Jared Hess → Nacho Libre. Hess also directed Nacho Libre starring Jack Black.
    “Also, the director of a film called Nacho Libre starring Jack Black.”
    The Big Picture · ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … · 0:05:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. people (reunion): Jared Hess → Jack Black. Minecraft reunites Hess and Black.
    “This is a reunion between Hess and Jack Black.”
    The Big Picture · ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … · 0:05:52 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  5. people (collaborator): Jemaine Clement → Jared Hess. Clement is a longtime Hess collaborator and plays the storage-facility owner.
    “Jermaine Clement, also a longtime collaborator of Jared Hess, is the proprietor of this storage facility”
    The Big Picture · ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best … · 0:07:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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