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Jared Hess

Jared Hess


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  • Napoleon Dynamite
  • Napoleon Dynamite review by A customer from
    Rated - 4.0 stars Nerds rule 11 June 2011
    ...Aesthetically pleasing and believable. Director Jared Hess give us a fairly standard 'revenge of the nerds' plot executed to perfection....   Read customer review
  • Nacho Libre
  • Nacho Libre review by from Loughborough
    Rated - 3.0 stars A success for Hess 13 March 2007
    ...Where does Jared Hess begin after his surprisingly successful cult classic Napoleon Dynamite? Mexican wrestling is his answer. Nacho Libre sees Jack Black don the leotard...   Read customer review

Jared Hess - filmography


  • Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
    Starring: Michael Angarano,  Jennifer Coolidge,  Jemaine Clement
    Director: Jared Hess
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Benjamin, home-schooled by his eccentric mother, is a loveable loner whose passion for writing leads him on an offbeat and hilarious journey as his story first gets ripped off by the legendary fantasy novelist Ronald Chevalier and then is adapted into a disastrous movie by the small town's most ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 99 members
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  • Nacho Libre - HD (2006)
    Starring: Peter Stormare,  Jack Black,  Ana Dela Reguera
    Director: Jared Hess
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 340 members
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  • Nacho Libre - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Peter Stormare,  Jack Black,  Ana Dela Reguera
    Director: Jared Hess
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 2,293 members
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  • Nacho Libre on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Ana Dela Reguera,  Hector Jiminez,  Jack Black
    Director: Jared Hess
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 30,812 members
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  • Napoleon Dynamite on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Jon Heder,  Jon Gries,  Aaron Ruell
    Director: Jared Hess
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An alienated teen decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small town high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 44,705 members
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Jared Hess facts

5 most recent films

Gentlemen Broncos - 3.5 stars
Nacho Libre - HD - 2.5 stars
Nacho Libre - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Nacho Libre - 2.5 stars
Napoleon Dynamite - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Gentlemen Broncos - 3.5 stars
Napoleon Dynamite - 3.0 stars
Nacho Libre - 2.5 stars
Nacho Libre - HD - 2.5 stars
Nacho Libre - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Nacho Libre - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Nacho Libre - HD - 2.5 stars
Nacho Libre - 2.5 stars
Napoleon Dynamite - 3.0 stars
Gentlemen Broncos - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Hector Jiminez - 3 times - show films
Ana Dela Reguera - 3 times - show films
Peter Stormare - 3 times - show films
Jack Black - 3 times - show films
Jon Heder - 1 times - show films