---
name: "Jason Reitman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jason-reitman"
fi1m_id: "jason-reitman"
imdb_id: "nm0718646"
tmdb_id: 52443
wikidata_id: "Q314502"
roles: ["Director","Writer","Producer"]
born: "19 October 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:50.062405+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."
---

# Jason Reitman

## Identity

Jason Reitman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jason-reitman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jason-reitman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0718646
- **TMDB ID:** 52443
- **Wikidata ID:** Q314502
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Reitman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314502, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718646/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52443

Director and writer. Born 19 October 1977 in Montreal, Québec, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 19 October 1977, Montreal, Québec, Canada
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Also known as:** Τζέισον Ράιτμαν,  Джейсон Райтман, 杰森·雷特曼, Джейсон Рейтман, Jason R. Reitman
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 3 acting, 4 directing, 1 writing, 1 producing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Gil Kenan](https://film.one/person/gil-kenan.md), [Ivan Reitman](https://film.one/person/ivan-reitman.md), [Carrie Coon](https://film.one/person/carrie-coon.md), [Finn Wolfhard](https://film.one/person/finn-wolfhard.md), [Mckenna Grace](https://film.one/person/mckenna-grace.md), [Paul Rudd](https://film.one/person/paul-rudd.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 2 Golden Globes (2 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 62 (2), 1990s 65 (1), 2000s 77 (3), 2010s 74 (2), 2020s 54 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $604m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Reitman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314502, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718646/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52443

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)
- **Apple TV:** [*Up in the Air*](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md) (74)
- **Disney+:** [*Ghostbusters: Afterlife*](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md) (55)

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

## Fi1m on Jason Reitman

> Jason Reitman gives quick-witted characters time to reveal how uncertain they are. We value his care with actors, especially in *Juno*; the *Ghostbusters* sequels frustrate us by interrupting their new characters to make room for familiar faces.

In *Juno* (2007), a pregnant teenager has a quip ready for almost every conversation, and Elliot Page lets us see the effort behind that confidence. Jason Reitman makes space for both the joke and the uncertainty. We were moved by Page's performance because the bravado never quite conceals how unprepared Juno feels. This is the Reitman we recommend: attentive to actors and willing to take a young person's feelings seriously.

Diablo Cody's dialogue sometimes works too hard to impress, and Reitman does not always discourage it. But he gives Michael Cera's hesitant Paulie Bleeker enough weight to challenge Juno's way of talking. Jennifer Garner's seriousness as Vanessa Loring and Jason Bateman's easier manner as Mark Loring invite us to keep reconsidering the adults, too. These supporting performances matter because Reitman allows them to complicate our first impressions without drawing attention away from Juno. He can make a comedy kinder without removing the awkwardness.

His feature debut, *Thank You for Smoking* (2005), established his interest in people facing morally awkward choices. After *Juno* came *Up in the Air* (2009), with its attention to isolation and connection, then *Young Adult* (2011) and *Tully* (2018). His work with Charlize Theron in *Tully* belongs to that continuing interest in believable, detailed performances. Again and again, his characters have to reconsider how they live and how they treat other people.

*Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021), which he directed and co-wrote, took him into franchise work, where that attention to people became less reliable. Its habit of looking back to the original team continues in *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024), directed by Gil Kenan from a script they wrote together. The opening gives the Spengler family room to work in the New York firehouse, and for twenty minutes the arrangement holds. Then the returning characters keep arriving and the family loses its place in the story. Kenan directs, but Reitman shares responsibility for a script that keeps interrupting the people it asks us to follow.

With *Saturday Night* (2024), co-written with Kenan, Reitman turned to the first episode of *Saturday Night Live* and the disorder of live performance. It is a subject well suited to his interest in people under pressure. Start with *Juno*, provided you can forgive a teenager, and her screenwriter, for enjoying their own jokes.

## Biography

Jason Reitman is a Canadian and American filmmaker. He was born on 19 October 1977 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of director Ivan Reitman.

Reitman directed *Juno* (2007). He has also written and produced *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024). His other directing credits include *Thank You for Smoking* (2005), *Up in the Air* (2009), *Young Adult* (2011), *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021) and *Saturday Night* (2024). He has frequently collaborated with screenwriter Diablo Cody.

Reitman has received four Academy Award nominations, one Golden Globe Award and one Grammy Award.

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

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (3)

- *Kindergarten Cop* (1990), Fi1m 65, as Kissing Boy — [page](https://film.one/film/kindergarten-cop.md)
- *Ghostbusters II* (1989), Fi1m 60, as Brownstone Boy #2 — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-ii.md)
- *Twins* (1988), Fi1m 64, as Granger Grandson — [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)

### Directed (4) — the average rests on these

- *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021), Fi1m 55, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md)
- *Up in the Air* (2009), Fi1m 74, Screenplay, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md)
- *Juno* (2007), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024), Fi1m 52, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-frozen-empire.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Whiplash* (2014), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/whiplash.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Euphoria* (2019), Fi1m 65, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/euphoria.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Gail* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Hell of a Summer* (2025), Thanks
- *Ragamuffin* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Saturday Night* (2024), Director, Producer, Writer
- *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024), Writer, Producer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-frozen-empire.md)
- *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021), Director, Writer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md)
- *A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion* (2020), as Host / Scene Descriptions
- *Home Movie: The Princess Bride* (2020), series, Director
- *Euphoria* (2019), series, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/euphoria.md)
- *The Front Runner* (2018), Screenplay, Director, Producer
- *Tully* (2018), Director, Producer
- *Demolition* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Roast Battle* (2016), Director
- *Casual* (2015), series, Director, Creator
- *Men, Women & Children* (2014), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *Whiplash* (2014), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/whiplash.md)
- *Labor Day* (2013), Screenplay, Director, Producer
- *Whiplash* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Jeff, Who Lives at Home* (2012), Producer
- *Young Adult* (2011), Director, Producer
- *Ceremony* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Chloe* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Lost In The Air: The Jason Reitman Press Tour Simulator* (2010), Director
- *Up in the Air* (2009), Director, Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md)
- *Jennifer's Body* (2009), Producer
- *Juno* (2007), Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *Thank You for Smoking* (2005), Director, Screenplay
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Consent* (2004), Director, Writer
- *Gulp* (2001), Director
- *In God We Trust* (2000), Director, Writer
- *Fathers' Day* (1997), as Wrong Kid in Alley
- *Dave* (1993), as Vice-President's Son
- *Kindergarten Cop* (1990), as Kissing Boy — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/kindergarten-cop.md)
- *Ghostbusters II* (1989), as Brownstone Boy #2 — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-ii.md)
- *Twins* (1988), as Granger Grandson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *Idle Hands*, Producer
- *Ghostbusters: Night Shift*, series, Executive Producer
- *Astro Boy*, Producer
- *71 Minutes*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jason Reitman](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-0e6764e92e29.jpg) Jason Reitman — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Jason_Reitman_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Jason_Reitman_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Keon Mohajeri, Jason Reitman, Katie Boland and Sarah Allen at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-fc9b33277840.jpg) Keon Mohajeri, Jason Reitman, Katie Boland and Sarah Allen at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. (2012) — Jesse Grant via Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/CFC_In_LA_2012_16_%286962387325%29.jpg/1280px-CFC_In_LA_2012_16_%286962387325%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Keon Mohajeri, Jason Reitman, Katie Boland and Sarah Allen at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-d437ed8998b7.jpg) Keon Mohajeri, Jason Reitman, Katie Boland and Sarah Allen at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. (2012) — Jesse Grant via Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/CFC_In_LA_2012_16_%286962387325%29_%28Jason_Reitman_cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jason Reitman, CFC Founder Norman Jewison, Lynne St. David-Jewison, and Carolle Brabant, executive director, Telefilm Canada at a Canadian Film Centre & Var (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-c2d318caefb3.jpg) Jason Reitman, CFC Founder Norman Jewison, Lynne St. David-Jewison, and Carolle Brabant, executive director, Telefilm Canada at a Canadian Film Centre & Var (2012) — Jesse Grant via Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/CFC_In_LA_2012_19_%286962385999%29.jpg/1280px-CFC_In_LA_2012_19_%286962385999%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jason Reitman](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-95e2fd2bc7fe.jpg) Jason Reitman — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason Reitman](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-800f84777202.jpg) Jason Reitman — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason Reitman](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-638e32437673.jpg) Jason Reitman — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason Reitman, CFC Founder Norman Jewison, Lynne St. David-Jewison, and Carolle Brabant, executive director, Telefilm Canada at a Canadian Film Centre & Var (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-6d74a04f6741.jpg) Jason Reitman, CFC Founder Norman Jewison, Lynne St. David-Jewison, and Carolle Brabant, executive director, Telefilm Canada at a Canadian Film Centre & Var (2012) — Jesse Grant via Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/CFC_In_LA_2012_19_%286962385999%29_%28Jason_Reitman_cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The cast & crew of the TV show Casual at the ATX TV Festival presentation for it. From left: Jason Reitman, Zander Lehmann, Tara Lynne Barr, Liz Tigelaar, M (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/11861/gallery-6a875f68cebd.jpg) The cast & crew of the TV show Casual at the ATX TV Festival presentation for it. From left: Jason Reitman, Zander Lehmann, Tara Lynne Barr, Liz Tigelaar, M (2016) — iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Cast_of_Casual_at_ATX_Festival.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Casual_at_ATX_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated

- 2010: Best Director (nominated), for *Up in the Air*
- 2010: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Up in the Air*
- 2010: Best Picture (nominated), for *Up in the Air*
- 2008: Best Director (nominated), for *Juno*

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 2010: Best Director (won), for *Up in the Air*
- 2010: Best Screenplay (won), for *Up in the Air*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 2009: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (won), for *Up in the Air*

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

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