---
name: "Amanda Silver"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/amanda-silver"
fi1m_id: "amanda-silver"
imdb_id: "nm0798646"
tmdb_id: 67803
wikidata_id: "Q15069865"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "24 May 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T01:03:45.052274+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Amanda Silver

## Identity

Amanda Silver

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/amanda-silver
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** amanda-silver
- **IMDb ID:** nm0798646
- **TMDB ID:** 67803
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15069865
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Silver, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15069865, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798646/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67803

Writer and producer. Born 24 May 1963 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 24 May 1963, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Аманда Сільвер, أماندا سيلفر
- **Frequently works with:** [Rick Jaffa](https://film.one/person/rick-jaffa.md), [Andy Serkis](https://film.one/person/andy-serkis.md), [Dylan Clark](https://film.one/person/dylan-clark.md), [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md), [Jason T. Reed](https://film.one/person/jason-reed.md), [Jon Landau](https://film.one/person/jon-landau.md), [Peter Chernin](https://film.one/person/peter-chernin.md), [Sam Worthington](https://film.one/person/sam-worthington.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as writer, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 72 (1), 2010s 73 (4), 2020s 61 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 67 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 7, Action 5, Adventure 5, Drama 4, Thriller 3, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $7,643m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Silver, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15069865, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798646/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67803

## Coming up

- *Avatar 4* (2029-12-19), Story
- *Avatar 5* (2031-12-17), Story

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Rise of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (80), [*Dawn of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (78), [*Avatar: The Way of Water*](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md) (68), [*Jurassic World*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md) (60), [*Avatar: Fire and Ash*](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md) (58), [*Mulan*](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md) (54)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Amanda Silver is an American screenwriter and film producer. She was born on 24 May 1963 in New York City and studied history at Yale University before earning an MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern California.

She has collaborated with her husband Rick Jaffa since 1992. Their credits include the screenplay for *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), story and screenplay for *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022) and *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), and producing *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024). They are also known for work on *Jurassic World* (2015), *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014) and *Mulan* (2020).

Silver is the granddaughter of screenwriter Sidney Buchman and the sister of actor Michael B. Silver.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Fi1m 58, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Fi1m 64, Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Fi1m 68, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Mulan* (2020), Fi1m 54, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md)
- *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017), Fi1m 74, Characters, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Jurassic World* (2015), Fi1m 60, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Fi1m 78, Writer, Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Fi1m 80, Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), Fi1m 72, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Avatar 5* (2031), Story
- *Avatar 4* (2029), Story
- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (2025), Original Film Writer
- *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Characters, Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Mulan* (2020), Screenplay — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan-2020.md)
- *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017), Characters, Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), Story
- *Jurassic World* (2015), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Writer, Producer, Characters — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Relic* (1997), Screenplay
- *Eye for an Eye* (1996), Writer
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, Teleplay — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (1992), Screenplay
- *Untitled Planet of the Apes Film*, Producer

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