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  • Spider-Man star Simmons to lead aged Hangover cast - 13 July 2011
    -Spider-Man and Juno star J.K. Simmons is set to lead the cast of a new The Hangover-esque movie for seniors.-The actor, who played newspaper boss J. Jonah Jameson in all three of Tobey Maguire's webslinger movies, will play a method actor who moves into a residential

J.K. Simmons - what members say


  • Spider-Man 3
  • Spider-Man 3 review by A customer from Belfast, N.Ireland
    Rated - 1.0 stars A real disappointment 7 May 2007
    ...lthough James Franco did a decent turn as Green Goblin Jr. Thank God for J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson and Bruce Campbell's cameo to provide some intentionally fu...   Read customer review
  • Thank You For Smoking
  • Thank You For Smoking review by Northernsky from Halifax West Yorks
    Rated - 4.0 stars Entertaining satire that lights up the screen 1 July 2007
    ...he gorgeous Maria Bello as a lobbyist for the alcohol companies. Best of all is J.K. Simmons( Who played JJ Jameson , Peter Parkers boss in 'Spiderman') who is again volubl...   Read customer review
  • Juno
  • Juno review by FlyingSam from Melton Mowbray
    Rated - 5.0 stars Prozac on Film 19 February 2008
    ... particular Michael Cera is excellent as the sweet-natured but nerdy Paulie and J.K. Simmons, as Juno’s father also deserves a mention. Also worth mentioning is the excell...   Read customer review

J.K. Simmons - filmography


  • Contraband (2012)
    Starring: Kate Beckinsale,  Mark Wahlberg,  Ben Foster
    Director: Baltasar Kormákur,  Baltasar Kormakur
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Chris Farraday abandoned his life of crime long ago, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 158 members
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  • The Words (2012)
    Starring: Olivia Wilde,  Bradley Cooper,  Zoe Saldana
    Director: Brian Klugman,  Lee Sternthal
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Rory Jansen, a struggling writer, aspires to be the next great literary voice. When he discovers a lost manuscript in a weathered attaché case, he realizes he possesses something extraordinary that he desperately wishes he had created. Rory decides to pass the work off as his own and finally ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 30% from 1 member
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  • An Invisible Sign (2011)
    Starring: Jessica Alba,  Bailee Madison,  J.K. Simmons
    Director: Marilyn Agrelo
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Young Mona idolizes her father, a brilliant mathematician. When he suddenly demonstrates signs of mental illness, Mona begins to obsess about numbers, using them to interpret an unpredictable and threatening world. Now an adult (Jessica Alba), Mona's old superstitions and compulsive behaviors ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 12 members
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  • Crazy on the Outside (2010)
    Starring: Tim Allen,  Sigourney Weaver,  Ray Liotta
    Director: Tim Allen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Tommy is fresh out of prison and ready for a second chance in life. But, he finds out that life outside his prison cell is much more complicated than he was expecting, thanks especially to his eccentric sister and the entourage of crazy people who seem to find him wherever he goes.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 21 members
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  • Jennifer's Body - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Megan Fox,  Amanda Seyfried,  Johnny Simmons
    Director: Karyn Kusama
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When small town high-school student Jennifer is possessed by a hungry demon, she transitions from being "high-school evil" -- gorgeous (and doesn't she know it), stuck up and ultra-attitudinal -- to the real deal: evil/evil. The glittering beauty becomes a pale and sickly creature jonesing for a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 3,265 members
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  • New In Town - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Rashida Jones,  Siobhan Fallon,  Mike O'Brien
    Director: Jonas Elmer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Renee Zellweger stars opposite Harry Connick Jr. in this snow-packed romantic comedy. NEW IN TOWN begins in Miami, home to Lucy Hill (Zellweger), a single, high-powered executive on the fast track to being a CEO. With her spiked heels, plush bachelorette pad, and fierce collection of power suits, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 746 members
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  • I Love You, Man on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Jason Segel,  Paul Rudd,  Jaime Pressly
    Director: John Hamburg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent, who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers to his dismay that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his best man. Peter immediately embarks on a series of bizarre and awkward 'man-dates' to find such a friend, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 26,189 members
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  • New in Town on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Renee Zellweger,  Harry Connick Jr.,  Nathan Fillion
    Director: Jonas Elmer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Renee Zellweger plays Lucy Hill, a high-powered professional who ends up as the proverbial fish out of water when she is sent from her luxurious Miami lifestyle to folksy Minnesota on work. The locals don't quite meet her with open arms and the weather is just as welcoming but she eventually finds ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 16,463 members
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  • I Love You, Man - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Paul Rudd,  Jason Segel,  Rashida Jones
    Director: John Hamburg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent, who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers to his dismay that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his best man. Peter immediately embarks on a series of bizarre and awkward 'man-dates' to find such a friend, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 6,060 members
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  • Jennifer's Body on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Megan Fox,  Amanda Seyfried,  Johnny Simmons
    Director: Karyn Kusama
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When small town high-school student Jennifer is possessed by a hungry demon, she transitions from being "high-school evil" -- gorgeous (and doesn't she know it), stuck up and ultra-attitudinal -- to the real deal: evil/evil. The glittering beauty becomes a pale and sickly creature jonesing for a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 13,746 members
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  • The Way Of War on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr.,  J.K. Simmons,  John Terry
    Director: John Carter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    David Wolfe (Oscar-Award winning Cuba Gooding Jr. - "American Gangster") is a highly trained killer, deployed by the U.S. government to infiltrate terrorist conspiracies and counter their attacks. But when Wolfe is assigned the assassination of the leader of enemy forces, the Ace of Spades, he ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 195 members
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  • Juno on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Ellen Page,  Michael Cera,  Jennifer Garner
    Director: Jason Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The word 'quirky' has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'Lars and the Real Girl' that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and drama. While 'Juno' fits into that same category, this distinctive dramedy is in a class all its ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 102,820 members
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  • Postal on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Zack Ward,  Vince Desiderio,  Verne Troyer
    Director: Uwe Boll
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: £2.49
    "Postal" follows two days in the life of the Postal Dude, in the regrettably named town of Paradise. Just when he thinks he has hit rock bottom, things get worse. Sharing a trailer with his ever-expanding wife, Bitch, Dude is in a bad way. After a humiliating job interview and a nearly lethal trip ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 958 members
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  • Juno - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Ellen Page,  Michael Cera,  Jennifer Garner
    Director: Jason Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The word 'quirky' has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as Little Miss Sunshine and Lars and the Real Girl that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and drama. While Juno fits into that same category, this distinctive dramedy is in a class all its own. ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 9,601 members
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  • Rendition - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Omar Metwally,  Reese Witherspoon,  Aramis Knight
    Director: Gavin Hood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon star in this timely thriller about a woman whose husband is kidnapped and taken to a foreign prison because he is suspected of being a terrorist. Gavid Hood, director of Academy Award winner TSOTSI, helms this film that also features Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,658 members
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  • Thank You For Smoking on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Aaron Eckhart,  Maria Bello,  Cameron Bright
    Director: Jason Reitman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Nick Taylor (Aaron Eckhart) is a sexy, charismatic spin doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protest America's right to smoke - even if it kills him - while still remaining a role model to his 12-year-old son. When he incurs the wrath of a New England senator (William H. Macy) bent on snuffing ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 41,917 members
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  • The Ladykillers (2004)
    Starring: Tom Hanks,  Marlon Wayans,  Irma P. Hall
    Director: Ethan Coen,  Joel Coen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    It is always difficult to try to recreate a classic movie, so Joel and Ethan Coen took the premise of Alexander Mackendrick's beloved 1955 Ealing Studio caper comedy, THE LADYKILLERS, as the basis for coming up with their own entertaining and bizarre remake. Tom Hanks stars as Goldthwait Higginson ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 29,785 members
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  • For Love Of The Game on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Kevin Costner,  Kelly Preston,  John C. Reilly
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Sam Raimi follows up his 1998 hit A SIMPLE PLAN with a movie that completes Kevin Costner's unofficial trilogy of baseball films. Told almost entirely in flashback, the film concerns an already legendary 40-year-old pitcher, Billy Chapel (Costner), pitching the last game of his career that ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 904 members
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  • Pom Poko on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Makoto Nonomura,  Shinchou Kokontei,  Yuriko Ishida
    Director: Isao Takahata
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Director Isao Takahata ('Grave Of The Fireflies') and the acclaimed Japanese animation studio Ghibli are the creative forces behind the environmental fable. 'Pom Poko' ('Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pompoko'). In the woods near a rapidly growing city, a group of tanuki, (Japanese racoons), live in relative ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,354 members
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J.K. Simmons facts

5 most recent films

Contraband - 3.0 stars
The Words - 1.5 stars
Contraband - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Young Adult - 3.5 stars
An Invisible Sign - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Closer - Season 2 - 4.5 stars
Numb3rs - Season 5 - 4.0 stars
Numb3rs - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
The Closer - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Juno - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Beginner's Guide to Endings - 3 stars
The Words - 1.5 stars
An Invisible Sign - 2.5 stars
First Snow - 3.0 stars
Crazy on the Outside - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rainn Wilson - 14 times - show films
CCH Pounder - 12 times - show films
Neil Patrick Harris - 12 times - show films
Sabrina Lloyd - 12 times - show films
Brent Briscoe - 12 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Dennis Smith - 7 times - show films
Alex Zakrzewski - 7 times - show films
Ralph Hemecker - 7 times - show films
Michael M. Robin - 6 times - show films
Jason Reitman - 6 times - show films