---
name: "J.J. Abrams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-j-abrams"
fi1m_id: "j-j-abrams"
imdb_id: "nm0009190"
tmdb_id: 15344
wikidata_id: "Q188137"
roles: ["Director","Producer","Writer"]
born: "27 June 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 21
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T04:02:45.720551+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."
---

# J.J. Abrams

## Identity

J.J. Abrams

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-j-abrams
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-j-abrams
- **IMDb ID:** nm0009190
- **TMDB ID:** 15344
- **Wikidata ID:** Q188137
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Abrams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188137, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15344

Director and producer. Born 27 June 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer, Writer
- **Born:** 27 June 1966, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, Jeffrey Abrams
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 21: 1 acting, 8 directing, 2 writing, 10 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Roberto Orci](https://film.one/person/roberto-orci.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md), [Bryan Burk](https://film.one/person/bryan-burk.md), [Simon Pegg](https://film.one/person/simon-pegg.md), [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md), [Alison Schapker](https://film.one/person/alison-schapker.md), [Chris Pine](https://film.one/person/chris-pine.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 2 Emmys (2 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 64 (1), 2000s 77 (6), 2010s 71 (12), 2020s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 69 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 5, Adventure 5, Science Fiction 4, Action & Adventure 2, Drama 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,395m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Abrams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188137, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15344

## Coming up

- *Skeletons* (2027-06-03), Producer
- *The Great Beyond* (2027-09-29), Director
- *Grandgear* (2028-02-17), Producer
- *Oh, the Places You'll Go!* (2028-03-16), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible - Fallout*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md) (87), [*Star Trek*](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md) (81), [*Star Wars: The Force Awakens*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) (77), [*Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md) (76), [*Star Trek Beyond*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md) (70), [*Star Trek Into Darkness*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md) (60)
- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md) (82), [*Mission: Impossible III*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md) (70)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)

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

## Fi1m on J.J. Abrams

> J.J. Abrams makes familiar film series welcoming to newcomers, chiefly by giving us people worth following. We like him best when he lets them talk, and least when he hurries them into another action sequence.

In *Star Trek* (2009), Abrams makes the crew's first encounters funny enough to enjoy without worrying about where everybody needs to end up. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto help make familiar characters worth meeting again. We warmed to this company because the jokes let us get to know them. He gets the essential business of a fresh start right: we want to spend time with these people.

The strengths and the impatience were already there in his screenwriting. For Michael Bay's *Armageddon* (1998), he and Jonathan Hensleigh give Bruce Willis's drillers a clear task: put nuclear bombs inside an asteroid. The broad characters leave room for jokes, but the dialogue turns laboured when it asks them to be tender. We would not make Abrams answer for Bay's handling of affection, though the script scarcely supplies the ordinary exchanges that might make it convincing.

The move from co-creating television series such as *Lost* (2004) to directing features began with *Mission: Impossible III* (2006). Established series suited his knack for making spectacle accessible, while *Super 8* (2011), an original film, drew on 1980s Amblin-style adventures. His other familiar habit is to withhold information, keeping an audience curious about what comes next.

*Star Trek* remains our clearest reason to value his work with actors. Editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey keep the action, jokes and introductions moving while Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's screenplay gets the crew into place. The thin villain matters less than the company, but the overworked action is a real limitation. Abrams has assembled actors who can hold our attention in conversation; we wish he would let them do it more often.

The caution is his fondness for making us wait for answers, and for returning to things we already recognise. *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019) show how nostalgia and unsatisfying mysteries can wear that welcome out. Start with *Star Trek*; no preparatory viewing is needed, though a tolerance for overworked action helps.

## Biography

J.J. Abrams, also credited as Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He wrote the screenplay for *Armageddon* (1998) with Jonathan Hensleigh. Abrams graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and began his career writing screenplays for films including *Regarding Henry* (1991) and *Forever Young* (1992).

He co-created the television series *Felicity* (1998–2002), *Alias* (2001–2006), *Lost* (2004–2010) and *Fringe* (2008–2013). For *Lost*, he won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series. His directorial credits include *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), *Star Trek* (2009), *Super 8* (2011), *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (21)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, as J.J. Abrams — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)

### Directed (8) — the average rests on these

- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Fi1m 50, as D-O (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Fi1m 77, Director, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md)
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Fi1m 60, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Star Trek* (2009), Fi1m 81, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), Fi1m 70, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Writer, Executive Producer, Director, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Writer, Director, Creator, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)

### Wrote (2)

- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Writer, Creator, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Armageddon* (1998), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md)

### Produced (10)

- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *Lovecraft Country* (2020), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *Believe* (2014), Fi1m 49, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/believe.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)

## Complete filmography (99)

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

- *Oh, the Places You'll Go!* (2028), Producer
- *Grandgear* (2028), Producer
- *The Great Beyond* (2027), Director, Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
- *Skeletons* (2027), Producer
- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *Duster* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Beyond: UFOS and the Unknown* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Batman: Caped Crusader* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Presumed Innocent* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *The Blue Angels* (2024), Producer
- *Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes* (2024), Producer
- *815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot* (2023), Actor
- *Bupkis* (2023), series, as J.J. Abrams
- *The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse* (2022), Producer
- *Lou* (2022), Producer
- *UFO* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Lisey's Story* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Challenger: The Final Flight* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Lovecraft Country* (2020), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md)
- *Little Voice* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as D-O (voice) · Producer, Director, Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Men in Black: International* (2019), as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- *Overlord* (2018), Producer
- *Monster Challenge* (2018), Thanks
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Castle Rock* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *A Wrinkle in Time* (2018), Thanks
- *The Cloverfield Paradox* (2018), Producer
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *The Magic History of Cinema* (2017), Actor
- *Tour de Pharmacy* (2017), as J.J. Abrams
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), as J.J. Abrams — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *100 Years* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Westworld* (2016), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md)
- *Roadies* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *Moon Shot* (2016), series, Producer
- *10 Cloverfield Lane* (2016), Producer
- *11.22.63* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Director, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *Joy Ride 3* (2014), Characters
- *Believe* (2014), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/tv/believe.md)
- *Infinitely Polar Bear* (2014), Producer
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Producer, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Revolution* (2012), series, Executive Producer
- *Alcatraz* (2012), series, Executive Producer
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Super 8* (2011), Producer, Writer, Director
- *Morning Glory* (2010), Producer
- *Undercovers* (2010), series, Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
- *Catfish* (2010), Thanks
- *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World* (2010), Thanks — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world.md)
- *The People Speak* (2009), Producer
- *Star Trek* (2009), Director, Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead* (2009), Characters
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Writer, Producer, Creator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Cloverfield* (2008), Producer
- *We Own the Night* (2007), Thanks
- *Six Degrees* (2006), series, Executive Producer
- *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), Director, Writer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md)
- *What About Brian* (2006), series, Executive Producer
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Comic Book: The Movie* (2004), as J.J. Abrams
- *Icons* (2002), series, Actor
- *Joy Ride* (2001), Writer, Producer
- *Alias* (2001), series, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Suburbans* (1999), as Rock Journalist · Producer
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as J.J. Abrams (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Felicity* (1998), series, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Armageddon* (1998), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md)
- *Gone Fishin'* (1997), Writer
- *The Pallbearer* (1996), Producer
- *Diabolique* (1996), as Video Photographer #2
- *Future Shock* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Six Degrees of Separation* (1993), as Doug
- *Forever Young* (1992), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Mr. Petrified Forrest* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Regarding Henry* (1991), as Delivery Boy · Co-Producer, Writer
- *Taking Care of Business* (1990), Screenplay
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as J.J. Abrams (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Nightbeast* (1982), Original Music Composer, Sound Effects
- *The Catch*, series, Creator
- *Untitled Cloverfield Sequel*, Writer
- *Wunderkind*, Producer
- *The Heavy*, Producer
- *Tab & Tony*, Producer
- *Your Name*, Producer
- *Zanbato*, Producer
- *Kolma*, Producer
- *A Woman of No Importance*, Producer
- *Hot Wheels*, Producer
- *Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film*, Producer
- *Emily the Strange*, Producer
- *Untitled J.J. Abrams Film*, Director
- *The Yankees Win*, series, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/media/person/88033/gallery-32c09afea536.jpg) J.J. Abrams — Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/J._J._Abrams_%2823175170706%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-J._J._Abrams_%2823175170706%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/media/person/88033/gallery-065a2fc3b797.jpg) J.J. Abrams — Image via TMDB
- ![J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/media/person/88033/gallery-e6181b919147.jpg) J.J. Abrams — Image via TMDB
- ![J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/media/person/88033/gallery-8d8d3670a0d0.jpg) J.J. Abrams — Image via TMDB
- ![J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/media/person/88033/gallery-b1f7ce880296.jpg) J.J. Abrams — Image via TMDB
- ![J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/media/person/88033/gallery-9671fc5d183b.jpg) J.J. Abrams — Image via TMDB
- ![J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/media/person/88033/gallery-626e09d59e06.jpg) J.J. Abrams — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- 2009: Outstanding Drama Series (nominated), for *Lost*
- 2005: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (won), for *Lost*
- 2005: Outstanding Drama Series (won), for *Lost*
- 2005: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (nominated), for *Lost*

### Other awards — 1 won, 7 nominated

- Hugo Awards 2010: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (nominated), for *Star Trek*
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2010: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (nominated), for *Star Trek*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series 2009: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series (nominated), for *Fringe*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series 2007: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series (nominated), for *Lost*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series 2006: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series (won), for *Lost*
- Hugo Awards 2005: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (nominated), for *Lost*
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series 2004: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series (nominated), for *Lost*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay 1998: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay (nominated), for *Armageddon*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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